Route Reliability
Fort Myers → Chicago
RSW–ORD · 1,120 miles · Southwest Florida International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.6%
- Cancelled
- 3,234
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines82%1,615 flights
- 2.American Airlines74%1,093 flights
- 3.Spirit Airlines72%388 flights
- 4.Southwest Airlines60%102 flights
Not enough history to rank: Frontier Airlines (36 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
RSW–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
RSW–ORD flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 73%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 60%.
Ticking up lately.
RSW–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon74%(464 flights)
- Tue81%(416 flights)
- Wed79%(421 flights)
- Thu81%(461 flights)
- Fri77%(462 flights)
- Sat76%(445 flights)
- Sun73%(486 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(588 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(716 flights)
- 12–3 PM81%(772 flights)
- 3–6 PM62%(702 flights)
- 6–9 PM60%(302 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM60%(75 flights)
Jun 77% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 179 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 173 |
| August 2025 | 82% | 176 |
| September 2025 | 92% | 167 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 201 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 261 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 330 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 307 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 337 |
| March 2026 | 73% | 440 |
| April 2026 | 79% | 353 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 231 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 3,234 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.