Airports › Fort Myers (RSW) › May 2026
Airport month · May 2026
Southwest Florida International in May 2026
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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,802 domestic departures from Southwest Florida International (RSW). 81.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.7% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so RSW departures were 3.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 2,707 departures with 79.2% leaving on time: a change of +1.8 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at RSW that month were on time 78.9% of the time (2,795 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 81.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.4%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.4%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | RSW, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.0% | 79.2% | 77.0% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 81.7% | 76.8% | 76.5% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.3 min | 15.9 min | 18.3 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 93 | 90 | 95 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,802 | 2,707 | 34,831 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 708 | 25% | 78.0% | 6.1 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 630 | 22% | 83.5% | 3.1 min | 1.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 573 | 20% | 79.2% | 11.7 min | 0.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 473 | 17% | 88.6% | -1.8 min | 0.2% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 310 | 11% | 80.0% | 4.3 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 79 | 3% | 82.3% | 7.0 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 21 | 1% | 85.7% | -5.4 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 6 | 0% | 83.3% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 2 | 0% | 50.0% | 17.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSW–ATL | Fort Myers to Atlanta | 234 | 87.2% | 0.5 min | 0.9% |
| RSW–ORD | Fort Myers to Chicago | 232 | 79.7% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–BOS | Fort Myers to Boston | 186 | 77.4% | 5.5 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–EWR | Fort Myers to Newark | 176 | 86.9% | 5.1 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–CLT | Fort Myers to Charlotte | 164 | 84.1% | 21.2 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–BWI | Fort Myers to Baltimore | 136 | 78.7% | 6.3 min | 0.7% |
| RSW–DFW | Fort Myers to Dallas/Fort Worth | 123 | 74.0% | 3.4 min | 2.4% |
| RSW–PHL | Fort Myers to Philadelphia | 114 | 81.6% | 18.1 min | 0.0% |
| RSW–DTW | Fort Myers to Detroit | 105 | 78.1% | 14.4 min | 1.9% |
| RSW–MSP | Fort Myers to Minneapolis | 99 | 76.8% | 16.0 min | 1.0% |
| RSW–DEN | Fort Myers to Denver | 95 | 89.5% | -10.5 min | 1.1% |
| RSW–BNA | Fort Myers to Nashville | 92 | 79.3% | 2.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left RSW on time in May 2026?
81.0% of 2,802 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 79.2% of 2,707 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 81.0% and 0.5% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.