On-Time Report

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Airport month · May 2026

Akron-Canton Regional in May 2026

82.2%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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 484 domestic departures from Akron-Canton Regional (CAK). 82.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.5% 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 CAK departures were 5.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 365 departures with 78.6% leaving on time: a change of +3.6 points, with flights up 33%.

Flights arriving at CAK that month were on time 70.1% of the time (485 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 41% and national aviation system 14%.

Every scheduled departure from CAK in May 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

MeasureMay 2026May 2025CAK, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time82.2%78.6%75.0%77.1%
Arrived on time79.5%76.4%71.4%77.6%
Cancelled1.4%0.5%3.4%0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)18.3 min24.7 min25.9 min16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day16121420,391
Scheduled departures4843654,926611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines17436%77.6%10.1 min2.9%
OH PSA Airlines16133%80.1%2.3 min1.2%
G4 Allegiant Air10021%81.0%15.6 min0.0%
MQ Envoy Air4910%81.6%-4.3 min0.0%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
CAK–ORDAkron to Chicago23578.7%6.5 min2.6%
CAK–CLTAkron to Charlotte12386.2%-2.3 min0.0%
CAK–DCAAkron to Washington2650.0%27.6 min3.8%
CAK–JAXAkron to Jacksonville1866.7%79.5 min0.0%
CAK–PGDAkron to Punta Gorda1275.0%20.1 min0.0%
CAK–SAVAkron to Savannah1291.7%-2.7 min0.0%
CAK–PIEAkron to St. Petersburg1172.7%10.8 min0.0%
CAK–SRQAkron to Sarasota/Bradenton1181.8%-0.1 min0.0%
CAK–MYRAkron to Myrtle Beach988.9%-6.9 min0.0%
CAK–SFBAkron to Sanford977.8%6.8 min0.0%
CAK–VPSAkron to Valparaiso988.9%-12.3 min0.0%
CAK–BNAAkron to Nashville8100.0%-12.5 min0.0%

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), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNational, May 2026Minutes
Air carrier40.9%33.0%3,562
Late-arriving aircraft40.8%40.4%3,552
National Aviation System14.4%20.5%1,253
Extreme weather3.8%6.0%334
Security0.0%0.1%0
8,701 delay minutes on 91 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 CAK on time in May 2026?

82.2% of 484 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.5% 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, 78.6% of 365 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 82.2% 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 CAK · methodology · corrections.