Southwest Florida International in July 2026

73.2%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 2,054 domestic departures from Southwest Florida International (RSW). 73.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.3% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so RSW departures were 4.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 2,315 departures with 73.4% leaving on time: a change of −0.2 points, with flights down 11%.

Flights arriving at RSW that month were on time 67.8% of the time (2,056 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 24%.

On time 71.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.8%
Cancelled 3.0%
Diverted 0.9%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	RSW, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	73.2%	73.4%	77.0%	68.8%
Arrived on time	71.3%	70.8%	76.5%	69.4%
Cancelled	3.0%	2.5%	1.9%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	23.1 min	21.3 min	18.3 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	69	77	95	21,066
Scheduled departures	2,054	2,315	34,831	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	517	25%	72.5%	13.2 min	3.1%
WN Southwest Airlines	479	23%	70.1%	10.5 min	1.3%
AA American Airlines	476	23%	72.1%	27.6 min	2.1%
UA United Airlines	347	17%	78.7%	4.7 min	2.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	168	8%	57.7%	23.2 min	11.9%
F9 Frontier Airlines	58	3%	60.3%	11.8 min	3.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	9	0%	66.7%	21.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RSW–ATL	Fort Myers to Atlanta	216	77.8%	6.2 min	2.8%
RSW–ORD	Fort Myers to Chicago	180	76.1%	4.2 min	1.7%
RSW–DFW	Fort Myers to Dallas/Fort Worth	122	73.8%	10.6 min	0.8%
RSW–CLT	Fort Myers to Charlotte	113	74.3%	11.1 min	0.9%
RSW–PHL	Fort Myers to Philadelphia	94	75.5%	69.7 min	2.1%
RSW–BOS	Fort Myers to Boston	93	59.1%	22.5 min	5.4%
RSW–JFK	Fort Myers to New York	93	61.3%	11.8 min	15.1%
RSW–BWI	Fort Myers to Baltimore	92	70.7%	9.4 min	4.3%
RSW–EWR	Fort Myers to Newark	92	64.1%	30.0 min	6.5%
RSW–MDW	Fort Myers to Chicago	88	65.9%	14.0 min	2.3%
RSW–MSP	Fort Myers to Minneapolis	84	84.5%	1.2 min	1.2%
RSW–DEN	Fort Myers to Denver	82	81.7%	-7.6 min	0.0%

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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	30.5%	31.7%	13,912
Late-arriving aircraft	38.0%	41.8%	17,299
National Aviation System	24.1%	19.9%	10,995
Extreme weather	7.3%	6.5%	3,340
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

45,546 delay minutes on 510 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 July 2026?

73.2% of 2,054 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 73.4% of 2,315 departures left on time and 2.5% were cancelled, against 73.2% and 3.0% in July 2026.

Provenance

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