Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,017 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–DFW arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,372 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9070 minCancel2.8%Flights1,372
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 → DFW
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 1,195 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 593 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 85 min · 1,066 flights
- Evenings58% on time · p90 90 min · 1,026 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 516 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 75 min · 531 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 586 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 55 min · 576 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 569 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 571 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 70 min · 531 flights
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