Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Buffalo
1,144 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–BUF arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 97 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights35
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.6%Flights62
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline12%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft68%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RSW → BUF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 103 flights · limited
- Overnights75% on time · p90 70 min · 121 flights · limited
- Middays64% on time · p90 65 min · 138 flights · limited
- Afternoons61% on time · p90 55 min · 74 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 78% on time.
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 51 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 20 min · 50 flights · limited
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 152 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 85 min · 67 flights · limited
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