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Airport month · February 2026
Cleveland-Hopkins International in February 2026
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 2,770 domestic departures from Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE). 79.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.2% reached their destination on time; 2.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CLE departures were 0.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 2,789 departures with 81.5% leaving on time: a change of −2.5 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at CLE that month were on time 75.6% of the time (2,769 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 42%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 79.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.4%
- Cancelled 2.2%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | CLE, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.0% | 81.5% | 79.3% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.2% | 75.2% | 77.7% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.6 min | 14.5 min | 16.7 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 92 | 93 | 111 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 2,770 | 2,789 | 40,516 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 572 | 21% | 89.0% | -7.1 min | 1.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 443 | 16% | 74.3% | 9.9 min | 0.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 374 | 14% | 79.4% | -3.1 min | 7.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 360 | 13% | 87.2% | -9.7 min | 0.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 295 | 11% | 76.6% | 8.9 min | 1.4% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 206 | 7% | 92.2% | -15.7 min | 1.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 200 | 7% | 59.5% | 41.8 min | 6.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 134 | 5% | 68.7% | 27.8 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 110 | 4% | 69.1% | 11.9 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 29 | 1% | 51.7% | 23.5 min | 6.9% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 27 | 1% | 66.7% | 17.5 min | 3.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 20 | 1% | 50.0% | 38.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE–ORD | Cleveland to Chicago | 346 | 78.0% | 8.8 min | 0.0% |
| CLE–ATL | Cleveland to Atlanta | 226 | 88.1% | -8.9 min | 0.9% |
| CLE–MCO | Cleveland to Orlando | 174 | 85.1% | 1.1 min | 0.6% |
| CLE–EWR | Cleveland to Newark | 168 | 83.3% | -9.5 min | 8.9% |
| CLE–DCA | Cleveland to Washington | 126 | 50.0% | 54.3 min | 4.8% |
| CLE–LGA | Cleveland to New York | 124 | 75.8% | 2.2 min | 8.1% |
| CLE–CLT | Cleveland to Charlotte | 123 | 78.9% | 30.1 min | 4.1% |
| CLE–FLL | Cleveland to Fort Lauderdale | 121 | 77.7% | 4.1 min | 0.8% |
| CLE–RSW | Cleveland to Fort Myers | 106 | 84.9% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| CLE–DEN | Cleveland to Denver | 102 | 88.2% | -0.3 min | 0.0% |
| CLE–DFW | Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth | 102 | 70.6% | 7.1 min | 1.0% |
| CLE–TPA | Cleveland to Tampa | 85 | 81.2% | -0.4 min | 1.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CLE on time in February 2026?
79.0% of 2,770 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.2% 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, 81.5% of 2,789 departures left on time and 2.2% were cancelled, against 79.0% and 2.2% 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 CLE · methodology · corrections.