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Route Reliability

Fort Myers → New York

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

68
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
1,279
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 Lines84%472 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways75%807 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RSW–JFK flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 47% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Monday is the weak spot.

RSW–JFK flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 73%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; JetBlue Airways managed 75%.

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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(171 flights)
  • Tue80%(176 flights)
  • Wed83%(172 flights)
  • Thu80%(177 flights)
  • Fri79%(179 flights)
  • Sat80%(173 flights)
  • Sun74%(171 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(208 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(468 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(255 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(81 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(192 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM47%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Jun 76% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%87
July 202574%83
August 202574%91
September 202590%87
October 202576%90
November 202584%97
December 202579%107
January 202677%121
February 202672%123
March 202672%120
April 202682%124
May 202692%89

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,279 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.