Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Detroit
1,084 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–DTW 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)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,625 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.5%Flights1,358
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time60%Medianon timep9075 minCancel7.1%Flights267
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline70%
- Weather28%
- Air traffic (NAS)3%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. 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 → DTW
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,146 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,772 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,213 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,138 flights
- Overnights72% on time · p90 65 min · 385 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 30 min · 757 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 35 min · 836 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 759 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 805 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 834 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 838 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 60 min · 825 flights
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