Historical on-time performance
Sarasota to St. Louis
903 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SRQ–STL arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 308 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights308
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft61%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline50%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)50%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 2 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 SRQ → STL
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 — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 549 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 276 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 113 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 91% on time.
- Fridays91% on time · p90 10 min · 134 flights · limited
- Thursdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 136 flights · limited
- Wednesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 129 flights · limited
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 15 min · 124 flights · limited
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 129 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 227 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 174 flights · limited
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