Fort Myers, FL

What the Data Says About RSW

Fort Myers, FL in Fort Myers, Florida handled 420,518 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 80.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 80,204 experienced delays, 6,253 were cancelled, and 507 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.49%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 76.3 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing RSW against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at RSW, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 47.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 26.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 21.9%. Weather contributes 3.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at RSW with a 93.6% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 88.6% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 8,987. The busiest route from RSW is to ATL (Atlanta), with 19,097 flights at a 89.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 80.9% on-time, 76.3-minute average delay, 1.49% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Fort Myers, FL.