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Route Reliability

Chicago → Fort Myers

MDW–RSW · 1,105 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
1,162
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,162 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MDW–RSW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MDW–RSW flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(161 flights)
  • Tue80%(161 flights)
  • Wed82%(162 flights)
  • Thu76%(168 flights)
  • Fri75%(167 flights)
  • Sat76%(163 flights)
  • Sun73%(158 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(68 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(214 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(174 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(293 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(107 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(284 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 73% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%86
July 202567%87
August 202580%71
September 202588%69
October 202581%91
November 202587%87
December 202569%94
January 202677%100
February 202683%109
March 202664%154
April 202689%100
May 202679%92

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Based on 1,162 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.