Atlantic City International in February 2026

62.2%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 233 domestic departures from Atlantic City International (ACY). 62.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 63.9% reached their destination on time; 15.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so ACY departures were 15.9 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 205 departures with 84.9% leaving on time: a change of −22.7 points, with flights up 14%.

Flights arriving at ACY that month were on time 52.4% of the time (233 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, national aviation system 30% and air carrier 22%.

On time 63.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.6%
Cancelled 15.0%
Diverted 0.4%

Every scheduled departure from ACY in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	ACY, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	62.2%	84.9%	72.6%	78.1%
Arrived on time	63.9%	83.9%	72.1%	78.3%
Cancelled	15.0%	0.5%	4.6%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	22.5 min	12.1 min	22.4 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	8	7	6	17,168
Scheduled departures	233	205	2,271	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
NK Spirit Airlines	196	84%	66.8%	5.0 min	15.8%
G4 Allegiant Air	37	16%	48.6%	40.9 min	10.8%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ACY–FLL	Atlantic City to Fort Lauderdale	75	48.0%	14.8 min	21.3%
ACY–MCO	Atlantic City to Orlando	56	75.0%	-7.4 min	14.3%
ACY–PBI	Atlantic City to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach	28	67.9%	5.7 min	14.3%
ACY–RSW	Atlantic City to Fort Myers	28	57.1%	32.2 min	10.7%
ACY–TPA	Atlantic City to Tampa	28	89.3%	-0.5 min	3.6%
ACY–SFB	Atlantic City to Sanford	8	75.0%	6.1 min	12.5%
ACY–PGD	Atlantic City to Punta Gorda	5	60.0%	8.5 min	20.0%
ACY–PIE	Atlantic City to St. Petersburg	5	40.0%	164.3 min	20.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	21.6%	38.2%	933
Late-arriving aircraft	47.6%	37.2%	2,060
National Aviation System	29.7%	18.5%	1,284
Extreme weather	1.1%	6.0%	49
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

4,326 delay minutes on 48 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left ACY on time in February 2026?

62.2% of 233 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 63.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 84.9% of 205 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 62.2% and 15.0% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ACY · methodology · corrections.