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Route Reliability

New York → Fort Myers

JFK–RSW · 1,074 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
1,281
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines88%472 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways73%809 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

JFK–RSW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 43% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

JFK–RSW flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 88% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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%(170 flights)
  • Tue83%(171 flights)
  • Wed85%(175 flights)
  • Thu76%(180 flights)
  • Fri79%(179 flights)
  • Sat79%(170 flights)
  • Sun71%(175 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(606 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(103 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(123 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(315 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(59 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM43%(14 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 78% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%85
July 202568%87
August 202569%92
September 202593%87
October 202584%93
November 202586%97
December 202570%106
January 202678%118
February 202674%125
March 202679%119
April 202680%122
May 202688%89

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,281 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.