Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to New York
1,074 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–JFK arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,279 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel4.7%Flights472
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.8%Flights807
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline36%
- Weather45%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 53 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 → JFK
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 · 734 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,603 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 90 min · 1,069 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 75 min · 212 flights
- Afternoons54% on time · p90 165 min · 347 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 77% on time.
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 544 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 556 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 567 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 566 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 65 min · 578 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 80 min · 572 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 85 min · 582 flights
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