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Airport month · September 2025
Southwest Florida International in September 2025
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 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 1,847 domestic departures from Southwest Florida International (RSW). 86.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 87.9% reached their destination on time; 0.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 83.1% of flights departed on time and 82.8% arrived on time, so RSW departures were 3.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in September 2024, the airport had 1,813 departures with 84.0% leaving on time: a change of +2.4 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at RSW that month were on time 86.0% of the time (1,848 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 87.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 11.8%
- Cancelled 0.2%
- Diverted 0.2%
September 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | RSW, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 86.4% | 84.0% | 77.0% | 83.1% |
| Arrived on time | 87.9% | 83.4% | 76.5% | 82.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.2% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.1 min | 9.0 min | 18.3 min | 12.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 62 | 60 | 95 | 18,748 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,847 | 1,813 | 34,831 | 562,439 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 458 | 25% | 91.3% | -9.4 min | 0.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 415 | 22% | 89.9% | -3.5 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 322 | 17% | 86.0% | 7.0 min | 0.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 289 | 16% | 86.5% | -6.9 min | 0.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 219 | 12% | 80.4% | 6.1 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 75 | 4% | 88.0% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 69 | 4% | 91.3% | -9.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSW–ATL | Fort Myers to Atlanta | 200 | 93.0% | -8.2 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–ORD | Fort Myers to Chicago | 168 | 91.1% | -2.0 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–EWR | Fort Myers to Newark | 117 | 84.6% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–CLT | Fort Myers to Charlotte | 111 | 92.8% | -12.8 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–BOS | Fort Myers to Boston | 109 | 68.8% | 22.8 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–BWI | Fort Myers to Baltimore | 90 | 93.3% | -8.6 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–JFK | Fort Myers to New York | 87 | 89.7% | -12.5 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–DTW | Fort Myers to Detroit | 79 | 84.8% | -2.8 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–PHL | Fort Myers to Philadelphia | 73 | 78.1% | 16.8 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–MDW | Fort Myers to Chicago | 69 | 91.3% | -1.4 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–DFW | Fort Myers to Dallas/Fort Worth | 68 | 83.8% | 16.6 min | 1.5% |
| RSW–LGA | Fort Myers to New York | 60 | 90.0% | -11.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RSW on time in September 2025?
86.4% of 1,847 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 87.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 83.1% and 82.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2024, 84.0% of 1,813 departures left on time and 4.1% were cancelled, against 86.4% and 0.2% in September 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 2025; 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.