Historical on-time performance
Fort Myers to St. Louis
979 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RSW–STL arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 999 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights999
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline14%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft71%
- 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 → STL
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 — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 5 min · 1,081 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 45 min · 398 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 824 flights
- Overnights64% on time · p90 75 min · 165 flights · limited
- Afternoons62% on time · p90 85 min · 164 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 83% on time.
- Fridays83% on time · p90 25 min · 368 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 350 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 363 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 368 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 424 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 344 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 415 flights
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