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Airport month · September 2024
Southwest Florida International in September 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,813 domestic departures from Southwest Florida International (RSW). 84.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.4% reached their destination on time; 4.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so RSW departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 1,971 departures with 82.3% leaving on time: a change of +1.7 points, with flights down 8%.
Flights arriving at RSW that month were on time 82.9% of the time (1,813 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 83.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 12.2%
- Cancelled 4.1%
- Diverted 0.3%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | RSW, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 84.0% | 82.3% | 77.0% | 84.4% |
| Arrived on time | 83.4% | 80.2% | 76.5% | 83.9% |
| Cancelled | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.0 min | 14.9 min | 18.3 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 60 | 66 | 95 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,813 | 1,971 | 34,831 | 582,622 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 464 | 26% | 86.4% | -5.2 min | 3.9% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 369 | 20% | 82.4% | 1.8 min | 3.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 303 | 17% | 85.8% | -4.6 min | 4.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 294 | 16% | 79.9% | 3.1 min | 4.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 250 | 14% | 82.8% | 0.1 min | 4.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 84 | 5% | 75.0% | 1.0 min | 6.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 40 | 2% | 85.0% | -5.3 min | 5.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 9 | 0% | 88.9% | 5.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSW–ATL | Fort Myers to Atlanta | 224 | 84.4% | 1.1 min | 4.5% |
| RSW–ORD | Fort Myers to Chicago | 123 | 86.2% | -3.2 min | 4.1% |
| RSW–EWR | Fort Myers to Newark | 120 | 90.0% | -6.8 min | 3.3% |
| RSW–BOS | Fort Myers to Boston | 119 | 78.2% | -2.3 min | 4.2% |
| RSW–CLT | Fort Myers to Charlotte | 108 | 77.8% | 0.1 min | 5.6% |
| RSW–JFK | Fort Myers to New York | 106 | 83.0% | -1.6 min | 4.7% |
| RSW–BWI | Fort Myers to Baltimore | 89 | 85.4% | 1.0 min | 3.4% |
| RSW–DTW | Fort Myers to Detroit | 79 | 91.1% | -11.8 min | 3.8% |
| RSW–PHL | Fort Myers to Philadelphia | 76 | 71.1% | 16.9 min | 3.9% |
| RSW–CLE | Fort Myers to Cleveland | 70 | 87.1% | -10.6 min | 4.3% |
| RSW–MDW | Fort Myers to Chicago | 69 | 76.8% | 1.2 min | 4.3% |
| RSW–DFW | Fort Myers to Dallas/Fort Worth | 68 | 76.5% | 2.1 min | 4.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RSW on time in September 2024?
84.0% of 1,813 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023, 82.3% of 1,971 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 84.0% and 4.1% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for RSW · methodology · corrections.