Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Denver
1,607 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–DEN arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.1%of scheduled flights
based on 943 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.1%Flights721
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights222
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RSW → DEN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 838 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 357 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 50 min · 215 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,186 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 70 min · 76 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 82% on time.
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 384 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 337 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 359 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 40 min · 408 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 60 min · 364 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 381 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 439 flights
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