Fort Myers, FL · Airport profile
RSW
Southwest Florida International Airport
RSW right now
Live conditions where a permitted source publishes them, and the historical record where none does.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor.
85.3% leave on time
10:00–10:59 local · 5,657 departures on record
When flights run late in this hour, most of the delay is attributed to late-arriving aircraft.
Historical pattern for RSW from US DOT BTS — not a live reading.
Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.
Forecast issued 11:26Z.
UpdatedBelow 10,000 ft, so aircraft overflying at cruise are not counted. These are observations, not an operational status: a count is a floor, since receiver coverage varies and a movement between two samples can be missed.
UpdatedAircraft observations from adsb.lol, under the ODbL 1.0. Derived data.
FlyerIntel shows live values only where a permitted source provides them. Sections without data are left empty rather than estimated.
Airport reliability
Departures from RSW, July 2023 – June 2026.
Better than 24% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (58 compared)
Calculated from 105,429 flights. How this is calculated
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026
Best time to fly from RSW
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 92.9% of the time, against 69.4% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 23.5 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
What to expect at RSW
How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.
Scheduled departures by hour
The busiest hour is 11 AM, with about 9 departures a day, against roughly 2 at 9 PM. Counterintuitively, that peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here — early banks fly aircraft that have been on the ground overnight rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 7.5 percentage points.
By month
July is historically the weakest month and October the strongest, a spread of 16.6 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at RSW
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 23,423 | 78.7% | 1.26% | -4 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 21,989 | 83.1% | 1.48% | -9 min |
| American Airlines AA | 17,460 | 77.3% | 2.02% | -6 min |
| United Airlines UA | 16,911 | 83.8% | 1.57% | -11 min |
| JetBlue B6 | 12,208 | 72.3% | 2.49% | -4 min |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 6,421 | 72.9% | 2.77% | -6 min |
| Spirit Airlines NK | 5,916 | 75.9% | 2.64% | -7 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from RSW
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Busiest routes
| Destination | Flights | On time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSW → ATL Atlanta | 9,295 | 85.9% | 74 |
| RSW → ORD Chicago | 8,723 | 78.5% | 61 |
| RSW → BOS Boston | 6,630 | 72.0% | 44 |
| RSW → EWR Newark | 6,127 | 79.2% | 53 |
| RSW → CLT Charlotte | 5,815 | 82.9% | 66 |
| RSW → DTW Detroit | 5,627 | 80.2% | 64 |
| RSW → BWI Baltimore | 4,323 | 81.0% | 69 |
| RSW → PHL Philadelphia | 4,241 | 73.6% | 44 |
| RSW → DFW Dallas–Fort Worth | 4,079 | 73.4% | 42 |
| RSW → JFK New York | 3,964 | 75.8% | 45 |
| RSW → MSP Minneapolis | 3,755 | 83.3% | 69 |
| RSW → MDW Chicago | 3,479 | 77.0% | 64 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 105,429 departures from RSW. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.
Latest observation for RSW: METAR KRSW 301353Z 05005KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02720250 (issued ).