Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to Chicago
1,120 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–ORD arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,988 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights1,615
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.8%Flights1,093
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9075 minCancel6.1%Flights280
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline23%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 48 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 → ORD
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,965 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 35 min · 2,770 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,128 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 65 min · 2,363 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 80 min · 465 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Mondays79% on time · p90 50 min · 1,270 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,164 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,155 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 1,274 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,258 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,271 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,299 flights
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