IAD to RSW flight delays
Washington, VA (IAD) Fort Myers, FL (RSW) · 891 miles
468 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
88.58%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.64%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
90 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
11 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 90 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The season swings this route hard. In July it ran 23.3 points more punctual than in November — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Flights from Washington to Fort Myers are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
Only United Airlines flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, United Airlines arrived on time most often on IAD to RSW. Flights ran closest to schedule in July and worst in November.
Every airline on IAD to RSW
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 468 | 88.58% | 0.64% | 90 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
RSW to IAD Fort Myers back to Washington 89.83% on time AOther routes from Washington
Common questions
Are flights from Washington to Fort Myers usually delayed?
88.58% of flights on the IAD to RSW route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Washington to Fort Myers?
Only United Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 468 flights and 88.58% arriving on time.
How often are IAD to RSW flights cancelled?
0.64% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 6 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Washington to Fort Myers?
July, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was November at 76.7%.
When IAD to RSW flights are late, how late are they?
About 90 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on IAD to RSW during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →