Southwest Florida International in April 2026

80.6%departed on time

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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,632 domestic departures from Southwest Florida International (RSW). 80.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.3% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so RSW departures were 1.5 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 3,699 departures with 81.9% leaving on time: a change of −1.3 points, with flights down 2%.

Flights arriving at RSW that month were on time 78.4% of the time (3,627 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, national aviation system 27% and air carrier 24%.

On time 80.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.8%
Cancelled 0.7%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from RSW in April 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	RSW, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	80.6%	81.9%	77.0%	79.1%
Arrived on time	80.3%	81.6%	76.5%	78.9%
Cancelled	0.7%	0.8%	1.9%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	15.7 min	15.1 min	18.3 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	121	123	95	19,931
Scheduled departures	3,632	3,699	34,831	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	768	21%	80.7%	6.4 min	0.1%
DL Delta Air Lines	761	21%	82.4%	5.5 min	0.9%
UA United Airlines	642	18%	88.0%	-2.5 min	0.6%
AA American Airlines	613	17%	78.0%	7.9 min	0.7%
B6 JetBlue Airways	515	14%	80.6%	6.0 min	0.2%
F9 Frontier Airlines	164	5%	67.7%	29.9 min	2.4%
NK Spirit Airlines	133	4%	53.4%	26.9 min	3.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	25	1%	72.0%	20.0 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	6	0%	100.0%	-25.8 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	5	0%	80.0%	-6.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RSW–ORD	Fort Myers to Chicago	363	76.3%	10.4 min	1.7%
RSW–BOS	Fort Myers to Boston	299	73.2%	16.9 min	0.7%
RSW–ATL	Fort Myers to Atlanta	249	85.1%	5.6 min	0.4%
RSW–EWR	Fort Myers to Newark	210	88.6%	-5.6 min	0.5%
RSW–DTW	Fort Myers to Detroit	209	76.1%	7.5 min	0.5%
RSW–CLT	Fort Myers to Charlotte	193	88.1%	-4.4 min	0.0%
RSW–BWI	Fort Myers to Baltimore	135	83.7%	6.7 min	0.0%
RSW–MSP	Fort Myers to Minneapolis	134	79.9%	8.6 min	0.0%
RSW–JFK	Fort Myers to New York	127	79.5%	3.3 min	2.4%
RSW–DFW	Fort Myers to Dallas/Fort Worth	125	75.2%	15.5 min	0.8%
RSW–PHL	Fort Myers to Philadelphia	109	67.0%	18.9 min	2.8%
RSW–CLE	Fort Myers to Cleveland	104	84.6%	9.5 min	1.9%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	24.3%	33.5%	13,220
Late-arriving aircraft	41.2%	40.4%	22,413
National Aviation System	26.8%	21.0%	14,605
Extreme weather	7.6%	5.0%	4,161
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

54,399 delay minutes on 682 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left RSW on time in April 2026?

80.6% of 3,632 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 81.9% of 3,699 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 80.6% and 0.7% in April 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 2026; 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.