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Route Reliability

Fort Myers → New York

RSW–LGA · 1,080 miles · Southwest Florida International Airport to LaGuardia Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
909
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 Lines72%709 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines67%200 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RSW–LGA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

RSW–LGA flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Wednesdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.4% 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
  • Mon64%(122 flights)
  • Tue70%(129 flights)
  • Wed79%(128 flights)
  • Thu74%(126 flights)
  • Fri73%(126 flights)
  • Sat77%(109 flights)
  • Sun61%(121 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(273 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(97 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(180 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(311 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 67% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%57
July 202566%59
August 202580%59
September 202590%60
October 202567%57
November 202563%83
December 202567%85
January 202681%80
February 202669%74
March 202654%82
April 202673%86
May 202681%79

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.