Charlottesville Albemarle in February 2026

74.6%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 114 domestic departures from Charlottesville Albemarle (CHO). 74.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.8% reached their destination on time; 2.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CHO departures were 3.5 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 82 departures with 82.9% leaving on time: a change of −8.3 points, with flights up 39%.

Flights arriving at CHO that month were on time 66.7% of the time (114 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 64%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 4%.

On time 72.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.6%
Cancelled 2.6%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from CHO 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	CHO, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	74.6%	82.9%	72.2%	78.1%
Arrived on time	72.8%	68.3%	68.5%	78.3%
Cancelled	2.6%	1.2%	4.7%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	33.2 min	16.0 min	30.2 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	3	5	17,168
Scheduled departures	114	82	1,805	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	76	67%	71.1%	36.8 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	24	21%	66.7%	-4.6 min	12.5%
DL Delta Air Lines	14	12%	92.9%	-23.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CHO–ORD	Charlottesville to Chicago	76	71.1%	36.8 min	0.0%
CHO–LGA	Charlottesville to New York	24	66.7%	-4.6 min	12.5%
CHO–ATL	Charlottesville to Atlanta	14	92.9%	-23.4 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	64.4%	38.2%	2,251
Late-arriving aircraft	32.1%	37.2%	1,123
National Aviation System	3.5%	18.5%	122
Extreme weather	0.0%	6.0%	0
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

3,496 delay minutes on 28 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 CHO on time in February 2026?

74.6% of 114 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.8% 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, 82.9% of 82 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 74.6% and 2.6% 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 CHO · methodology · corrections.