Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s CLT → RSW flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	CLT	RSW	1h 59m	79%	1.5%	1,777	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Fort Myers on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Delta Details →	CLT 08:01 → ATL 09:16DL 3156	3h 37m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	6h 33m	100%	82%
Delta Details →	CLT 05:30 → ATL 06:42DL 3186	1h 23m Atlanta	ATL 08:05 → RSW 09:43DL 1089	4h 16m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:59 → ATL 08:13DL 2275	2h 12m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	5h 15m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	CLT 06:20 → MSP 08:02DL 2491	1h 27m Minneapolis	MSP 09:29 → RSW 13:53DL 2400	7h 33m	96%	80%
American Details →	CLT 05:45 → PHL 07:27AA 2727	1h 01m Philadelphia	PHL 08:28 → RSW 11:22AA 2445	5h 37m	92%	80%
United Details →	CLT 08:05 → ORD 09:22UA 2771	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	6h 39m	84%	77%
Delta Details →	CLT 09:42 → DTW 11:30DL 1639	3h 02m Detroit	DTW 14:32 → RSW 17:27DL 1225	7h 45m	99%	76%
United Details →	CLT 06:00 → IAD 07:29UA 6279 · flown by Mesa	46m Dulles	IAD 08:15 → RSW 10:53UA 1406	4h 53m	83%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	CLT 16:56 → ATL 18:15DL 3032	1h 12m Atlanta	ATL 19:27 → RSW 21:12DL 1736	4h 16m	71%	47%
Southwest Details →	CLT 13:10 → BWI 14:40WN 477	55m Baltimore	BWI 15:35 → RSW 18:20WN 4569	5h 10m	65%	35%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

DCA · 1h 16m · leaves 08:00 4%

ATL · 1h 09m · leaves 08:01 5%

PHL · 1h 01m · leaves 05:45 8%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 19m · leaves 16:45 21%

EWR · 1h 08m · leaves 15:52 23%

ATL · 1h 12m · leaves 16:56 29%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


American AA 1930 CLT 07:42 → IAH United UA 1361 IAH 12:19 → RSW Connection details →	2h 54m	8h 10m	97%	83%
American AA 5039 CLT 09:10 → ATL Delta DL 1196 ATL 12:53 → RSW Connection details →	2h 12m	5h 24m	92%	76%
American AA 2733 CLT 07:36 → STL Southwest WN 4940 STL 10:05 → RSW Connection details →	1h 33m	5h 59m	85%	74%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON