Historical on-time performance
St. Louis to Fort Myers
979 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STL–RSW arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%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-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights999
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft43%
- 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 STL → RSW
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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,040 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 30 min · 236 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 739 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 55 min · 303 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 65 min · 312 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 351 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 421 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 367 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 345 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 368 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 415 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 363 flights
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