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

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 3% of the time at 9 am and 14% of the time at 4 pm.

Nonstops


JetBlue	EWR	RSW	3h 10m	80%	2.5%	276	Flying now
United	EWR	RSW	3h 12m	80%	1.9%	1,709	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 →	EWR 06:00 → ORD 07:42UA 530	2h 53m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	8h 44m	98%	86%
United Details →	EWR 07:05 → IAH 09:50UA 2438	2h 29m Houston	IAH 12:19 → RSW 15:52UA 1361	8h 47m	99%	84%
United Details →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	53m Dulles	IAD 08:15 → RSW 10:53UA 1406	4h 53m	93%	82%
United Details →	EWR 06:30 → DEN 08:45UA 670	50m Denver	DEN 09:35 → RSW 15:22UA 2601	8h 52m	91%	82%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	3h 31m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	7h 29m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:15 → MSP 08:13DL 1641	1h 16m Minneapolis	MSP 09:29 → RSW 13:53DL 2400	7h 38m	91%	75%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:39 → DTW 11:33DL 2566	2h 59m Detroit	DTW 14:32 → RSW 17:27DL 1225	7h 48m	99%	75%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	2h 01m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	6h 14m	94%	73%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 29m Atlanta	ATL 23:15 → RSW 01:01 +1DL 1217	6h 02m	68%	44%

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

DFW · 1h 09m · leaves 05:51 3%

IAD · 53m · leaves 06:00 7%

MSP · 1h 16m · leaves 06:15 9%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 14m · leaves 13:30 10%

ATL · 1h 17m · leaves 13:29 14%

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 3267 EWR 06:56 → ORD United UA 1102 ORD 10:35 → RSW Connection details →	1h 51m	7h 48m	88%	79%
United UA 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 1153 ATL 10:25 → RSW Connection details →	2h 02m	6h 14m	99%	78%
United UA 3529 EWR 08:25 → BUF JetBlue B6 2049 BUF 11:25 → RSW Connection details →	1h 32m	5h 58m	80%	71%

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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