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, one ticket

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%
United Details →	RSW 07:00 → ORD 09:23UA 1554	3h 17m Chicago	ORD 12:40 → IAH 15:40UA 1448	9h 40m	100%	87%
Delta Details →	RSW 06:45 → ATL 08:33DL 1361	3h 57m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → IAH 13:38DL 1572	7h 53m	99%	84%
United Details →	RSW 15:56 → DEN 18:25UA 1354	2h 03m Denver	DEN 20:28 → IAH 23:59UA 2419	9h 03m	97%	78%
Delta Details →	RSW 05:37 → ATL 07:23DL 1385	2h 42m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → IAH 11:18DL 1682	6h 41m	97%	78%
United Details →	RSW 08:01 → DEN 10:30UA 318	1h 04m Denver	DEN 11:34 → IAH 15:09UA 1599	8h 08m	98%	76%
United Details →	RSW 12:28 → ORD 14:53UA 2494	2h 52m Chicago	ORD 17:45 → IAH 20:50UA 1954	9h 22m	99%	75%
United Details →	RSW 06:02 → EWR 08:59UA 2455	1h 54m Newark	EWR 10:53 → IAH 13:38UA 556	8h 36m	100%	72%
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.


American AA 1097 RSW 06:22 → CLT United UA 6236 CLT 11:48 → IAH Connection details →	3h 28m	8h 12m	99%	88%
Delta DL 1361 RSW 06:45 → ATL United UA 425 ATL 11:37 → IAH Connection details →	3h 04m	7h 02m	98%	87%
Southwest WN 4872 RSW 06:15 → MCO United UA 2611 MCO 09:10 → IAH Connection details →	1h 55m	5h 30m	100%	86%

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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