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 one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 10 am and 1 time in 5 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	RSW	IAH	2h 44m	89%	0.3%	875	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Houston is 1 h behind Fort Myers). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	RSW 12:59 → CLE 15:36UA 464	3h 05m Cleveland	CLE 18:41 → IAH 20:55UA 1645	8h 56m	97%	90%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	RSW 06:22 → CLT 08:20AA 1097	3h 28m Charlotte	CLT 11:48 → IAH 13:34UA 6236 · flown by Mesa	8h 12m	99%	88%
United Details →	RSW 07:00 → ORD 09:23UA 1554	3h 17m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → IAH 15:40UA 1448	9h 40m	100%	87%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	RSW 06:45 → ATL 08:33DL 1361	3h 04m Atlanta	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	7h 02m	98%	87%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	RSW 06:15 → MCO 07:15WN 4872	1h 55m Orlando	MCO 09:10 → IAH 10:45UA 2611	5h 30m	100%	86%
Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	RSW 06:00 → STL 07:30WN 3471	3h 40m St Louis	STL 11:10 → IAH 13:25UA 6213 · flown by Mesa	8h 25m	100%	84%
Delta Details →	RSW 08:03 → ATL 09:52DL 1395	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → IAH 13:38DL 1572	6h 35m	98%	83%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	RSW 06:15 → ORD 08:33AA 803	1h 52m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → IAH 13:23UA 2638	8h 08m	100%	83%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	RSW 11:50 → DFW 13:43AA 2428	50m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 14:33 → IAH 15:48AA 3583 · flown by Envoy	4h 58m	61%	42%
American Details →	RSW 17:24 → ORD 19:54AA 2437	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 21:07 → IAH 23:51AA 3144	7h 27m	51%	25%
American Details →	RSW 18:22 → DFW 20:24AA 2446	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:10 → IAH 22:24AA 2209	5h 02m	38%	17%

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

DEN · 1h 04m · leaves 08:01 2%

ORD · 1h 02m · leaves 07:00 4%

MSP · 54m · leaves 07:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

MSP · 1h 06m · leaves 14:58 20%

ORD · 1h 13m · leaves 17:24 49%

DFW · 46m · leaves 18:22 62%

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