Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Washington
891 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–IAD arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%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-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.1%Flights467
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline60%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 5 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 → IAD
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 on time · 256 flights
- Evenings88% on time · p90 20 min · 251 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 917 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 92% on time.
- Tuesdays92% on time · p90 10 min · 201 flights
- Fridays90% on time · p90 10 min · 215 flights
- Mondays89% on time · p90 15 min · 211 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 20 min · 210 flights
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 216 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 15 min · 215 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 40 min · 215 flights
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