Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Washington
892 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–DCA arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 632 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.
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.5%Flights475
- Republic AirwaysOn-time37%Median15 minp90100 minCancel20.0%Flights30
- Envoy AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.4%Flights127
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,621 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 380 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 95 min · 617 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 78% on time.
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 389 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 367 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 65 min · 373 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 374 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 375 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 368 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 80 min · 372 flights
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