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 73% on time.

Nonstops


American	PHL	RSW	2h 59m	74%	2.3%	1,042	Flying now
Frontier	PHL	RSW	2h 57m	70%	4.5%	289	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 →	PHL 06:00 → ORD 07:30UA 660	3h 05m Chicago	ORD 10:35 → RSW 14:44UA 1102	8h 44m	100%	86%
Southwest Details →	PHL 06:12 → STL 07:32WN 3227	2h 33m St Louis	STL 10:05 → RSW 13:35WN 4940	7h 23m	96%	84%
United Details →	PHL 06:10 → IAD 07:19UA 3693 · flown by Republic	56m Dulles	IAD 08:15 → RSW 10:53UA 1406	4h 43m	94%	84%
Delta Details →	PHL 05:40 → MSP 07:23DL 2791	2h 06m Minneapolis	MSP 09:29 → RSW 13:53DL 2400	8h 13m	96%	81%
Delta Details →	PHL 05:15 → ATL 07:22DL 1269	3h 03m Atlanta	ATL 10:25 → RSW 12:14DL 1153	6h 59m	99%	78%
Delta Details →	PHL 08:05 → ATL 10:12DL 1180	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 12:53 → RSW 14:35DL 1196	6h 29m	95%	77%
United Details →	PHL 13:04 → IAH 15:35UA 2038	2h 58m Houston	IAH 18:33 → RSW 21:59UA 2778	8h 55m	98%	76%
Delta Details →	PHL 09:46 → DTW 11:31DL 2968	3h 01m Detroit	DTW 14:32 → RSW 17:27DL 1225	7h 41m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PHL 10:30 → CLT 12:23AA 1180	47m Charlotte	CLT 13:10 → RSW 15:09AA 2444	4h 39m	73%	50%
Delta Details →	PHL 16:08 → ATL 18:25DL 2131	1h 02m Atlanta	ATL 19:27 → RSW 21:12DL 1736	5h 04m	72%	47%
American Details →	PHL 15:00 → DFW 17:50AA 402	1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:51 → RSW 22:38AA 1267	7h 38m	69%	37%

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

IAD · 56m · leaves 06:10 6%

ORD · 1h 01m · leaves 08:05 13%

Afternoon and evening

CLT · 1h 03m · leaves 13:49 19%

ATL · 1h 02m · leaves 16:08 28%

DFW · 1h 01m · leaves 15:00 31%

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 2551 PHL 06:30 → ATL Delta DL 1196 ATL 12:53 → RSW Connection details →	3h 48m	8h 04m	99%	79%
American AA 1925 PHL 13:02 → IAH United UA 2778 IAH 18:33 → RSW Connection details →	2h 46m	8h 57m	97%	72%
American AA 4338 PHL 09:32 → ATL Delta DL 1379 ATL 14:54 → RSW Connection details →	3h 01m	7h 07m	100%	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