On-Time Report

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Airport month · February 2026

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall in February 2026

74.2%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 6,552 domestic departures from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI). 74.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.0% reached their destination on time; 3.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so BWI departures were 3.9 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 6,571 departures with 79.3% leaving on time: a change of −5.1 points, with flights down 0%.

Flights arriving at BWI that month were on time 78.3% of the time (6,551 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 40% and national aviation system 19%.

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

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

MeasureFeb 2026Feb 2025BWI, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time74.2%79.3%71.7%78.1%
Arrived on time80.0%80.3%76.4%78.3%
Cancelled3.6%0.7%1.8%2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)13.6 min12.8 min16.5 min15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day21821925917,168
Scheduled departures6,5526,57194,429515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
WN Southwest Airlines5,09078%79.6%-0.7 min3.7%
DL Delta Air Lines3465%89.0%-9.6 min2.6%
UA United Airlines2684%82.8%-6.3 min1.5%
AA American Airlines2504%79.6%6.1 min2.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines2013%77.1%4.5 min2.0%
NK Spirit Airlines1863%72.0%5.0 min7.0%
YX Republic Airline941%79.8%6.8 min7.4%
MQ Envoy Air851%82.4%0.2 min3.5%
AS Alaska Airlines280%75.0%-1.4 min0.0%
OH PSA Airlines40%100.0%-20.0 min0.0%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
BWI–MCOBaltimore to Orlando39570.6%8.8 min4.1%
BWI–ATLBaltimore to Atlanta34887.4%-7.2 min2.3%
BWI–FLLBaltimore to Fort Lauderdale28378.1%3.5 min3.9%
BWI–BOSBaltimore to Boston23575.7%1.3 min8.9%
BWI–TPABaltimore to Tampa20581.5%-5.5 min4.9%
BWI–CLTBaltimore to Charlotte18981.5%-2.8 min3.2%
BWI–DENBaltimore to Denver18477.2%3.7 min1.6%
BWI–MIABaltimore to Miami18373.2%8.1 min3.3%
BWI–ORDBaltimore to Chicago16680.7%1.6 min2.4%
BWI–DTWBaltimore to Detroit13882.6%-1.7 min2.2%
BWI–BNABaltimore to Nashville13287.9%-8.0 min4.5%
BWI–ALBBaltimore to Albany13080.0%0.4 min3.1%

By scheduled departure hour

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 categoryShare of delay minutesNational, Feb 2026Minutes
Air carrier39.6%38.2%24,335
Late-arriving aircraft39.7%37.2%24,415
National Aviation System19.3%18.5%11,873
Extreme weather0.8%6.0%469
Security0.6%0.2%398
61,490 delay minutes on 1,067 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.
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Questions and answers

How many flights left BWI on time in February 2026?

74.2% of 6,552 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.0% 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, 79.3% of 6,571 departures left on time and 0.7% were cancelled, against 74.2% and 3.6% 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 BWI · methodology · corrections.