Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Nashville
722 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–BNA arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 767 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights767
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft56%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather33%
- Air traffic (NAS)67%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 6 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RSW → BNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 653 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 526 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 45 min · 340 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 65 min · 361 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 20 min · 256 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 35 min · 274 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 284 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 276 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 45 min · 307 flights
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