Route Reliability
New York → Fort Myers
LGA–RSW · 1,080 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport
- 75%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.3%
- Cancelled
- 909
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Delta Air Lines76%709 flights
- 2.American Airlines72%200 flights
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
LGA–RSW flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 63% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
LGA–RSW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.
Delta Air Lines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 72%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 4.3% 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
- Mon68%(120 flights)
- Tue78%(129 flights)
- Wed82%(131 flights)
- Thu78%(125 flights)
- Fri76%(127 flights)
- Sat80%(110 flights)
- Sun64%(126 flights)
- 6–9 AM87%(337 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM72%(198 flights)
- 12–3 PM88%(25 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(308 flights)
Jun 63% → May 80% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 63% | 57 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 60 |
| August 2025 | 85% | 59 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 60 |
| October 2025 | 67% | 58 |
| November 2025 | 72% | 83 |
| December 2025 | 61% | 88 |
| January 2026 | 81% | 79 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 73 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 83 |
| April 2026 | 83% | 87 |
| May 2026 | 80% | 81 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 909 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.