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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Fort Myers

PHL–RSW · 993 miles · Philadelphia International Airport to Southwest Florida International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,343
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines74%1,043 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines69%300 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PHL–RSW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PHL–RSW flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Tuesdays and just 64% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% 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
  • Mon75%(185 flights)
  • Tue87%(175 flights)
  • Wed79%(159 flights)
  • Thu70%(206 flights)
  • Fri70%(200 flights)
  • Sat68%(172 flights)
  • Sun64%(202 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM76%(388 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(330 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(164 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(153 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(205 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(48 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 74% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%99
July 202564%101
August 202576%80
September 202585%73
October 202574%80
November 202578%111
December 202566%131
January 202672%111
February 202675%132
March 202667%161
April 202667%106
May 202686%114

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Based on 1,343 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.