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

Take the nonstop: United IAD → RSW (2h 44m) reaches Fort Myers on time 87% of the time; the most reliable connection, Delta via Detroit (5h 22m), 64%.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	IAD	RSW	2h 44m	87%	0.6%	468	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	IAD 08:15 → ATL 10:14UA 2739	2h 39m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	6h 19m	97%	81%
United Details →	IAD 08:40 → IAH 10:59UA 1524	1h 20m Houston	IAH 12:19 → RSW 15:52UA 1361	7h 12m	94%	79%
Delta Details →	IAD 06:00 → MSP 07:55DL 3996 · flown by SkyWest	1h 34m Minneapolis	MSP 09:29 → RSW 13:53DL 2400	7h 53m	94%	79%
Delta Details →	IAD 11:10 → DTW 12:44DL 2884	1h 48m Detroit	DTW 14:32 → RSW 17:27DL 1225	6h 17m	100%	77%
United Details →	IAD 08:15 → ORD 09:36UA 1775	59m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	6h 29m	84%	76%
Delta Details →	IAD 06:00 → ATL 07:46DL 2127	2h 39m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	6h 14m	97%	76%
United + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	IAD 08:24 → IND 10:13UA 3561 · flown by Republic	3h 27m Indianapolis	IND 13:40 → RSW 16:05WN 2137	7h 41m	99%	72%
United + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	IAD 17:17 → ATL 19:16UA 2081	3h 59m Atlanta	ATL 23:15 → RSW 01:01 +1DL 1217	7h 44m	96%	70%

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 20m · leaves 08:40 6%

DFW · 1h 14m · leaves 06:14 10%

ORD · 59m · leaves 08:15 16%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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