Columbia Metropolitan in February 2026

79.1%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 397 domestic departures from Columbia Metropolitan (CAE). 79.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.8% reached their destination on time; 4.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CAE departures were 1.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 430 departures with 75.3% leaving on time: a change of +3.8 points, with flights down 8%.

Flights arriving at CAE that month were on time 75.9% of the time (394 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 20%.

On time 76.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.6%
Cancelled 4.3%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from CAE 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	CAE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	79.1%	75.3%	77.8%	78.1%
Arrived on time	76.8%	73.7%	77.8%	78.3%
Cancelled	4.3%	3.0%	3.1%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	15.2 min	19.2 min	20.1 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	13	14	15	17,168
Scheduled departures	397	430	5,495	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	147	37%	91.2%	-8.4 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	97	24%	57.7%	23.2 min	8.2%
YX Republic Airline	61	15%	68.9%	9.1 min	9.8%
MQ Envoy Air	59	15%	88.1%	-11.9 min	3.4%
OO SkyWest Airlines	17	4%	82.4%	8.6 min	5.9%
G4 Allegiant Air	16	4%	43.8%	37.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CAE–ATL	Columbia to Atlanta	147	91.2%	-8.4 min	0.0%
CAE–DCA	Columbia to Washington	80	52.5%	26.6 min	6.3%
CAE–DFW	Columbia to Dallas/Fort Worth	75	86.7%	-10.1 min	4.0%
CAE–LGA	Columbia to New York	50	72.0%	5.1 min	12.0%
CAE–ORD	Columbia to Chicago	17	82.4%	8.6 min	5.9%
CAE–CLT	Columbia to Charlotte	12	58.3%	39.8 min	16.7%
CAE–FLL	Columbia to Fort Lauderdale	8	25.0%	70.8 min	0.0%
CAE–SFB	Columbia to Sanford	8	62.5%	3.8 min	0.0%

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 category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	37.0%	38.2%	2,202
Late-arriving aircraft	41.0%	37.2%	2,440
National Aviation System	19.7%	18.5%	1,174
Extreme weather	2.0%	6.0%	118
Security	0.2%	0.2%	12

5,946 delay minutes on 74 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 CAE on time in February 2026?

79.1% of 397 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.8% 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, 75.3% of 430 departures left on time and 3.0% were cancelled, against 79.1% and 4.3% 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 CAE · methodology · corrections.