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Route Reliability

Fort Myers → Washington

RSW–DCA · 892 miles · Southwest Florida International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
829
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 829 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RSW–DCA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RSW–DCA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays and just 60% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(115 flights)
  • Tue81%(116 flights)
  • Wed75%(117 flights)
  • Thu77%(112 flights)
  • Fri60%(114 flights)
  • Sat75%(111 flights)
  • Sun63%(112 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(284 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(231 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(45 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(237 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 65% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%51
July 202555%51
August 202561%36
September 202580%30
October 202571%31
November 202578%80
December 202571%90
January 202675%84
February 202672%83
March 202669%91
April 202674%89
May 202679%81

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 829 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.