Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Boston
1,249 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–BOS arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,242 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.5%Flights604
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.9%Flights1,607
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time19%Median35 minp90140 minCancel19.4%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 61 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 → BOS
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,227 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,529 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 90 min · 710 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 100 min · 1,492 flights
- Afternoons59% on time · p90 95 min · 665 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 873 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 880 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 70 min · 920 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 70 min · 996 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 80 min · 986 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 976 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 90 min · 992 flights
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