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Route Reliability

Newark → Fort Myers

EWRRSW · 1,068 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
2,030
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.JetBlue Airways82%327 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines81%1,703 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

EWR–RSW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

EWR–RSW flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays and just 70% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between JetBlue Airways and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 81% to 82% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(284 flights)
  • Tue88%(272 flights)
  • Wed86%(283 flights)
  • Thu80%(288 flights)
  • Fri86%(301 flights)
  • Sat78%(269 flights)
  • Sun70%(290 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(572 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(339 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(290 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(335 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(448 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 81% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%113
July 202583%121
August 202584%121
September 202581%117
October 202572%159
November 202577%200
December 202581%202
January 202683%171
February 202683%173
March 202678%227
April 202685%208
May 202687%175

Based on 2,030 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.