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Route Reliability

Houston → Fort Myers

IAH–RSW · 861 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
881
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 85% of the time across 881 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

IAH–RSW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 95% of the time, versus 80% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

IAH–RSW flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 81%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 881 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(127 flights)
  • Tue84%(120 flights)
  • Wed83%(127 flights)
  • Thu91%(127 flights)
  • Fri87%(126 flights)
  • Sat84%(120 flights)
  • Sun81%(128 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM95%(197 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(361 flights)
  • 3–6 PM94%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(264 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 76% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%59
July 202567%60
August 202567%49
September 202581%36
October 202591%67
November 202584%88
December 202586%92
January 202691%93
February 202696%78
March 202688%90
April 202690%86
May 202688%77

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 881 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.