Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,017 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–DFW arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,391 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel2.9%Flights1,391
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 40 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 → DFW
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 1,294 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 720 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,007 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,032 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 73% on time.
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 545 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 55 min · 593 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 595 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 561 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 594 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 70 min · 609 flights
- Wednesdays68% on time · p90 65 min · 556 flights
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