Route Reliability
Detroit → Fort Myers
DTW–RSW · 1,084 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 11 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.1%
- Cancelled
- 1,846
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines77%1,356 flights
- 2.Spirit Airlines74%410 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (80 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
DTW–RSW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DTW–RSW flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 69%.
Not much between Delta Air Lines and Spirit Airlines.
On this route they all land within 74% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Ticking up lately.
DTW–RSW flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon77%(267 flights)
- Tue78%(236 flights)
- Wed77%(241 flights)
- Thu83%(257 flights)
- Fri73%(272 flights)
- Sat73%(271 flights)
- Sun69%(258 flights)
- 6–9 AM85%(474 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM73%(337 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(353 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(263 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(309 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(66 flights)
Jun 79% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 79% | 90 |
| July 2025 | 84% | 85 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 90 |
| September 2025 | 94% | 79 |
| October 2025 | 93% | 128 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 140 |
| December 2025 | 66% | 194 |
| January 2026 | 65% | 211 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 205 |
| March 2026 | 69% | 272 |
| April 2026 | 73% | 208 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 100 |
Keep nerding
Based on 1,846 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.