ON TIMEBOARD

HPN → RSW on time

Westchester (White Plains, NY) to Southwest Florida (Fort Myers, FL). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.5%
566 flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Flights / day
2
1 airline

79% of flights from White Plains to Fort Myers arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. 11% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for HPN → RSW: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 48% of the time. About 1 in 13 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 81 three hours or more; 2.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 566 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
JetBlue56679%2.5%−11 min7.8%+73 minJetBlue

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at HPN). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%6 a.m. departures: too few flights (98 flights)6a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (55 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (14 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (75 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (80 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights11anoon departures: too few flights12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (79 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (46 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (7 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (68 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (44 flights)8p
HPN → RSW, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

Last flight of the day

On HPN → RSW, each airline's last flight of the day was cancelled 2.9% of the time, against 2.5% for its earlier flights, about the same. It arrived 3+ hours late 2.5% of the time (earlier flights: 1.0%). It matters more than the numbers suggest. Miss an earlier flight and there's another one that evening; miss the last one and you're usually waiting until morning.

AirlineLast departureLast: cancelledLast: 3h+ lateEarlier: cancelledNext morning
JetBlue6:30 a.m.2.9%2.5%2.5%first flight 6:30 a.m.

Last flight = the airline's last scheduled departure on this route that day, on days it flies the route at least twice; past 12 months. Times are typical scheduled times over the latest three months.

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: July (92%). Worst: December (61%).

40%70%100%Jan: 67% on time (129 flights)67JanFeb: 71% on time (130 flights)71FebMar: 81% on time (153 flights)81MarApr: 86% on time (150 flights)86AprMay: 78% on time (141 flights)78MayJun: 90% on time (124 flights)90JunJul: 92% on time (124 flights)92JulAug: 92% on time (124 flights)92AugSep: 83% on time (119 flights)83SepOct: 81% on time (149 flights)81OctNov: 82% on time (146 flights)82NovDec: 61% on time (139 flights)61Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday87——
Tuesday73——
Wednesday73——
Thursday84——
Friday84——
Saturday80——
Sunday85——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 2%

Cancellations: weather 9 · airline 4 · air traffic/airport 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
B6 15517:00 a.m.15392%0.7%−11 minJetBlue

Nearby airport alternatives

Other ways to make the same trip, using airports within 60 miles of White Plains or Fort Myers. None has been clearly more reliable than HPN → RSW.

RouteFlightsOn timeCancelled
HPN → RSW (this route)56679%2.5%
EWR → RSW Newark to Southwest Florida1,96677%2.1%
JFK → RSW New York JFK to Southwest Florida1,28174%4.9%
LGA → RSW LaGuardia to Southwest Florida86970%4.7%

Questions

How often are flights from HPN to RSW on time?

79% of 566 scheduled flights from White Plains, NY to Fort Myers, FL arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from HPN to RSW?

December (61% on time). The best month is July (92%), over 2023–2026.

Is the last flight of the day from HPN to RSW more likely to be cancelled?

Not much. Each airline's last HPN–RSW flight of the day was cancelled 2.9% of the time over the past year, against 2.5% for its earlier flights. If the last flight is cancelled, the next one is usually the following morning.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.