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 80-minute layover misses 4% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	LGA	RSW	3h 14m	76%	4.4%	697	Flying now
American	LGA	RSW	3h 14m	72%	4.5%	200	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 →	LGA 06:10 → ORD 07:49UA 2389	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	8h 34m	99%	88%
United Details →	LGA 07:29 → IAH 10:13UA 1957	2h 06m Houston	IAH 12:19 → RSW 15:52UA 1361	8h 23m	97%	82%
Southwest Details →	LGA 06:00 → MDW 07:20WN 2464	1h 40m Chicago	MDW 09:00 → RSW 12:45WN 3481	6h 45m	97%	81%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:59 → ATL 09:20DL 342	3h 33m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	7h 35m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:25 → MSP 08:14DL 2510	1h 15m Minneapolis	MSP 09:29 → RSW 13:53DL 2400	7h 28m	96%	79%
United Details →	LGA 06:00 → IAD 07:26UA 3656 · flown by Republic	49m Dulles	IAD 08:15 → RSW 10:53UA 1406	4h 53m	91%	78%
Delta Details →	LGA 06:00 → ATL 08:15DL 550	2h 10m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	6h 14m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	LGA 09:25 → DTW 11:25DL 1078	3h 07m Detroit	DTW 14:32 → RSW 17:27DL 1225	8h 02m	99%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	LGA 08:05 → ORD 09:44UA 623	51m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	6h 39m	71%	63%
American Details →	LGA 16:00 → ORD 18:08AA 396	1h 21m Chicago	ORD 19:29 → RSW 23:29AA 3238	7h 27m	74%	45%
American Details →	LGA 15:00 → DFW 18:05AA 1043	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → RSW 22:38AA 1267	7h 38m	53%	27%

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

MSP · 1h 15m · leaves 06:25 4%

ATL · 1h 05m · leaves 06:59 6%

IAD · 49m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 46m · leaves 15:00 47%

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 462 LGA 06:30 → ORD United UA 1102 ORD 10:35 → RSW Connection details →	2h 21m	8h 14m	97%	88%
Delta DL 5366 LGA 07:45 → BUF JetBlue B6 2049 BUF 11:25 → RSW Connection details →	2h 12m	6h 38m	93%	81%
Delta DL 4939 LGA 06:30 → STL Southwest WN 4940 STL 10:05 → RSW Connection details →	1h 57m	7h 05m	91%	77%

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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