Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Washington
891 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–IAD arrive on time 85% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate85%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 467 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.4%Flights467
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 → IAD
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 — 95% on time.
- Mornings95% on time · p90 on time · 167 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 922 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 55 min · 402 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 75 min · 54 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 219 flights
- Fridays89% on time · p90 15 min · 220 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 222 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 220 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 45 min · 222 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 220 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 35 min · 222 flights
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