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Airport Reliability

RSW · Fort Myers

Southwest Florida International Airport

79%
Departures within 15 minutes
14 min
Average departure delay
77%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.9%
Departures cancelled

Based on 35,340 departures and 35,341 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from RSW departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 63% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

Departures from RSW arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

When RSW gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(658 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(7017 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(7211 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(6885 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(6516 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(5648 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(611 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(4994 flights)
  • Tue81%(4596 flights)
  • Wed83%(4559 flights)
  • Thu80%(5035 flights)
  • Fri79%(5076 flights)
  • Sat77%(5129 flights)
  • Sun73%(5157 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 76% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%2219
July 202574%2246
August 202581%2032
September 202588%1842
October 202582%2351
November 202582%2943
December 202575%3422
January 202679%3319
February 202675%3450
March 202672%4339
April 202682%3603
May 202683%2780

Airlines departing RSW

Busiest routes from RSW

Based on 35,340 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.