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Airport month · May 2026
Lehigh Valley International 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, reporting carriers scheduled 294 domestic departures from Lehigh Valley International (ABE). 79.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.6% reached their destination on time; 1.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so ABE departures were 2.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 223 departures with 81.6% leaving on time: a change of −2.0 points, with flights up 32%.
Flights arriving at ABE that month were on time 73.0% of the time (293 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 32% and extreme weather 13%.
- On time 78.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.1%
- Cancelled 1.4%
- Diverted 0.0%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | ABE, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.6% | 81.6% | 79.2% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.6% | 80.7% | 77.9% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 27.4 min | 20.5 min | 22.7 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 10 | 7 | 9 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 294 | 223 | 3,375 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 162 | 55% | 83.3% | 1.1 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 70 | 24% | 64.3% | 78.5 min | 4.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 62 | 21% | 82.3% | 14.0 min | 1.6% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE–ORD | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Chicago | 70 | 64.3% | 78.5 min | 4.3% |
| ABE–CLT | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Charlotte | 62 | 82.3% | 14.0 min | 1.6% |
| ABE–SFB | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Sanford | 49 | 79.6% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–MYR | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Myrtle Beach | 22 | 81.8% | 3.4 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–PIE | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to St. Petersburg | 21 | 85.7% | -1.3 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–PGD | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Punta Gorda | 18 | 94.4% | -1.0 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–FLL | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 44.4% | 20.3 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–MCO | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Orlando | 9 | 88.9% | -1.3 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–MLB | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Melbourne | 9 | 100.0% | -8.1 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–RSW | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Fort Myers | 9 | 66.7% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–SRQ | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Sarasota/Bradenton | 9 | 100.0% | -9.2 min | 0.0% |
| ABE–BNA | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton to Nashville | 4 | 100.0% | -7.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ABE on time in May 2026?
79.6% of 294 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 81.6% of 223 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 79.6% 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 by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ABE · methodology · corrections.