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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 2 in 3 on time.

Nonstops


American	DFW	RSW	2h 37m	67%	2.8%	1,337	Flying now
Frontier	DFW	RSW	–	100%few flights	0.0%	2	Not 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 (Fort Myers is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 42m Denver	DEN 09:35 → RSW 15:22UA 2601	8h 37m	100%	89%
United Details →	DFW 07:00 → IAH 08:26UA 2670	3h 53m Houston	IAH 12:19 → RSW 15:52UA 1361	7h 52m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	2h 44m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	6h 39m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	1h 43m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	5h 44m	99%	76%
United Details →	DFW 14:15 → IAH 15:37UA 3985 · flown by Mesa	2h 56m Houston	IAH 18:33 → RSW 21:59UA 2778	6h 44m	94%	73%
United Details →	DFW 09:45 → ORD 12:26UA 1114	4h 00m Chicago	ORD 16:26 → RSW 20:34UA 2618	9h 49m	100%	70%
Delta Details →	DFW 10:06 → ATL 13:25DL 839	3h 42m Atlanta	ATL 17:07 → RSW 18:55DL 1124	7h 46m	99%	70%
United Details →	DFW 11:35 → DEN 12:45UA 2049	3h 19m Denver	DEN 16:04 → RSW 21:50UA 2348	9h 15m	97%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → PHL 18:52AA 1100	1h 08m Philadelphia	PHL 20:00 → RSW 22:57AA 2571	7h 32m	67%	40%
American Details →	DFW 15:30 → ORD 18:16AA 2740	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 19:29 → RSW 23:29AA 3238	6h 57m	61%	38%
American Details →	DFW 15:57 → CLT 19:45AA 2407	1h 11m Charlotte	CLT 20:56 → RSW 22:52AA 1176	5h 55m	48%	33%

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

IAH · 1h 16m · leaves 09:46 15%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 1h 08m · leaves 14:25 33%

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 15:30 39%

CLT · 1h 11m · leaves 15:57 52%

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.


Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 2601 DEN 09:35 → RSW Connection details →	3h 04m	9h 04m	99%	89%
American AA 1360 DFW 05:00 → ORD United UA 1102 ORD 10:35 → RSW Connection details →	2h 57m	8h 44m	95%	86%
American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 1196 ATL 12:53 → RSW Connection details →	3h 40m	7h 34m	100%	84%

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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