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 3 in 4 on time.

Nonstops


Delta	DTW	RSW	2h 54m	77%	1.3%	1,358	Flying now
Spirit	DTW	RSW	2h 55m	74%	5.2%	364	Not flying now
Frontier	DTW	RSW	3h 03m	73%	0.0%	80	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. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DTW 07:05 → ORD 07:42UA 5553 · flown by SkyWest	2h 53m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	7h 39m	96%	88%
Southwest Details →	DTW 07:00 → STL 07:35WN 1783	2h 30m St Louis	STL 10:05 → RSW 13:35WN 4940	6h 35m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:25 → ATL 09:26DL 965	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	7h 09m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	DTW 07:01 → MSP 07:55DL 1746	1h 34m Minneapolis	MSP 09:29 → RSW 13:53DL 2400	6h 52m	93%	80%
Delta Details →	DTW 05:17 → ATL 07:10DL 2375	3h 15m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	6h 57m	99%	79%
United Details →	DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic	1h 12m Chicago	ORD 07:05 → RSW 11:14UA 1740	5h 44m	85%	75%
Southwest Details →	DTW 05:50 → BWI 07:20WN 4534	1h 00m Baltimore	BWI 08:20 → RSW 11:00WN 1082	5h 10m	89%	73%
Delta Details →	DTW 18:09 → ATL 20:19DL 2053	2h 56m Atlanta	ATL 23:15 → RSW 01:01 +1DL 1217	6h 52m	97%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DTW 16:26 → PHL 18:15AA 5427 · flown by PSA	1h 45m Philadelphia	PHL 20:00 → RSW 22:57AA 2571	6h 31m	70%	38%
American Details →	DTW 15:52 → DFW 17:50AA 1793	1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → RSW 22:38AA 1267	6h 46m	69%	37%
Southwest Details →	DTW 17:45 → BWI 19:15WN 1526	1h 00m Baltimore	BWI 20:15 → RSW 22:50WN 4232	5h 10m	30%	15%

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

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 10:01 6%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 05:50 11%

ATL · 55m · leaves 05:17 11%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 13m · leaves 13:41 17%

DFW · 1h 01m · leaves 15:52 31%

BWI · 1h 00m · leaves 17:45 70%

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 6465 DTW 06:45 → ORD United UA 1102 ORD 10:35 → RSW Connection details →	3h 05m	7h 59m	96%	86%
Delta DL 3639 DTW 07:07 → BUF JetBlue B6 2049 BUF 11:25 → RSW Connection details →	3h 02m	7h 16m	96%	86%
Delta DL 4875 DTW 08:30 → IND Southwest WN 2137 IND 13:40 → RSW Connection details →	3h 50m	7h 35m	100%	72%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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