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Flight Reliability

DL 1736 · Delta Air Lines

Atlanta → Fort Myers (ATL–RSW)

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 326 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

9 PM–12 AM has a slight edge.

Departures between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 72% of the time, against 68% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DL 1736 arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays and just 55% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the ATL–RSW route.

DL 1736 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 77% across the ATL–RSW route.

Lagging the Delta Air Lines network.

DL 1736 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 81% across the Delta Air Lines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(50 flights)
  • Tue72%(43 flights)
  • Wed80%(40 flights)
  • Thu72%(46 flights)
  • Fri64%(50 flights)
  • Sat70%(43 flights)
  • Sun55%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(296 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 50% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%30
July 202572%29
August 202568%31
September 202573%30
October 202583%18
November 202580%15
December 202550%20
January 202667%30
February 202682%28
March 202658%31
April 202670%30
May 202668%31
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
323
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 326 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.