Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Columbus
930 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–CMH arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 646 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.4%Flights646
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather56%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 → CMH
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 458 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 519 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 50 min · 477 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 65 min · 345 flights
- Overnights57% on time · p90 100 min · 127 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 238 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 253 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 281 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 343 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 265 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 284 flights
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