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Carrier month · May 2026
Republic Airline in May 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In May 2026, Republic Airline (YX) reported 32,203 scheduled domestic flights. 83.0% arrived on time, 1.4% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 77.6% on time and 0.9% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 5.4 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, it reported 28,067 flights with 73.8% on time: a change of +9.2 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, national aviation system 30% and air carrier 27%.
- On time 83.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.3%
- Cancelled 1.4%
- Diverted 0.3%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | YX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 83.0% | 73.8% | 75.3% | 77.6% |
| Departed on time | 84.5% | 78.6% | 78.0% | 77.1% |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 0.9% |
| Average arrival delay | -1.4 min | 10.5 min | 5.3 min | 6.2 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 1,073 | 936 | 995 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled flights | 32,203 | 28,067 | 363,168 | 611,735 |
81 airports and 623 routes had YX flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA New York | 4,926 | 77.8% | 0.8 min | 1.7% |
| BOS Boston | 3,083 | 80.9% | 1.1 min | 1.0% |
| ORD Chicago | 2,763 | 83.2% | -1.2 min | 1.3% |
| EWR Newark | 2,453 | 90.2% | -10.1 min | 1.6% |
| DCA Washington | 2,288 | 78.1% | 3.1 min | 1.9% |
| IND Indianapolis | 1,208 | 85.3% | -2.3 min | 0.9% |
| JFK New York | 1,193 | 82.2% | -0.5 min | 1.7% |
| CMH Columbus | 1,111 | 87.3% | -5.6 min | 1.4% |
| PIT Pittsburgh | 1,048 | 89.4% | -5.9 min | 1.0% |
| IAD Washington | 718 | 83.8% | 3.2 min | 1.5% |
| RDU Raleigh/Durham | 710 | 82.0% | -2.3 min | 1.8% |
| SDF Louisville | 599 | 89.3% | -6.8 min | 1.3% |
| DTW Detroit | 578 | 83.9% | 1.2 min | 1.7% |
| PHL Philadelphia | 567 | 86.2% | -5.1 min | 1.2% |
| BNA Nashville | 490 | 78.6% | 3.2 min | 1.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Republic Airline flights were on time in May 2026?
83.0% of 32,203 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 77.6% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025 the carrier reported 28,067 flights with 73.8% on time and 2.6% cancelled, against 83.0% and 1.4% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Republic Airline · methodology · corrections.