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Airport month · January 2026
Lehigh Valley International in January 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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 260 domestic departures from Lehigh Valley International (ABE). 71.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.7% reached their destination on time; 6.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so ABE departures were 3.7 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 233 departures with 84.5% leaving on time: a change of −12.6 points, with flights up 12%.
Flights arriving at ABE that month were on time 67.0% of the time (261 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, extreme weather 30%, air carrier 29% and late-arriving aircraft 29%.
- On time 72.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.2%
- Cancelled 6.9%
- Diverted 1.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | ABE, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 71.9% | 84.5% | 79.2% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 72.7% | 81.1% | 77.9% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 6.9% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 33.0 min | 13.6 min | 22.7 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 260 | 233 | 3,375 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 143 | 55% | 76.2% | 15.9 min | 5.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 65 | 25% | 73.8% | 24.4 min | 10.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 52 | 20% | 61.5% | 24.0 min | 5.8% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE–CLT | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Charlotte | 65 | 73.8% | 24.4 min | 10.8% |
| ABE–ORD | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Chicago | 52 | 61.5% | 24.0 min | 5.8% |
| ABE–SFB | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Sanford | 50 | 80.0% | 33.7 min | 4.0% |
| ABE–PGD | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Punta Gorda | 21 | 90.5% | -4.5 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–PIE | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to St. Petersburg | 19 | 73.7% | -11.7 min | 5.3% |
| ABE–FLL | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 88.9% | 25.4 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–MLB | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Melbourne | 9 | 88.9% | -28.6 min | 11.1% |
| ABE–MYR | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Myrtle Beach | 9 | 66.7% | -1.6 min | 11.1% |
| ABE–SRQ | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Sarasota/Bradenton | 9 | 55.6% | 24.9 min | 11.1% |
| ABE–MCO | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Orlando | 8 | 62.5% | 29.1 min | 12.5% |
| ABE–RSW | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Fort Myers | 8 | 50.0% | 53.4 min | 12.5% |
| ABE–BNA | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Nashville | 1 | 0.0% | 39.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ABE on time in January 2026?
71.9% of 260 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 84.5% of 233 departures left on time and 2.6% were cancelled, against 71.9% and 6.9% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ABE · methodology · corrections.