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Airport month · October 2024
John Glenn Columbus International in October 2024
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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,849 domestic departures from John Glenn Columbus International (CMH). 89.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 89.6% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so CMH departures were 3.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 3,642 departures with 88.8% leaving on time: a change of +0.5 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at CMH that month were on time 87.1% of the time (3,850 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 89.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 9.1%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | CMH, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 89.3% | 88.8% | 79.6% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 89.6% | 88.5% | 79.0% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 7.4 min | 7.9 min | 15.0 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 128 | 121 | 123 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,849 | 3,642 | 44,711 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 1,047 | 27% | 94.7% | -9.7 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,009 | 26% | 87.8% | -5.1 min | 4.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 343 | 9% | 96.8% | -12.3 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 341 | 9% | 81.2% | 10.7 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 284 | 7% | 87.7% | -2.9 min | 0.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 263 | 7% | 84.8% | -0.4 min | 0.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 195 | 5% | 88.7% | -10.4 min | 2.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 181 | 5% | 86.2% | 11.9 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 144 | 4% | 87.5% | -3.4 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 31 | 1% | 90.3% | -11.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 8 | 0% | 75.0% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 3 | 0% | 100.0% | -22.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH–ORD | Columbus to Chicago | 336 | 87.2% | -3.6 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–ATL | Columbus to Atlanta | 281 | 93.6% | -7.6 min | 0.4% |
| CMH–LGA | Columbus to New York | 255 | 94.9% | -10.0 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–EWR | Columbus to Newark | 203 | 92.6% | -12.4 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–CLT | Columbus to Charlotte | 192 | 79.7% | 25.0 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–BOS | Columbus to Boston | 180 | 91.7% | -5.0 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–DCA | Columbus to Washington | 174 | 91.4% | -5.6 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–DFW | Columbus to Dallas/Fort Worth | 169 | 91.7% | -4.1 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–PHL | Columbus to Philadelphia | 168 | 81.5% | 7.3 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–MCO | Columbus to Orlando | 156 | 84.0% | -6.0 min | 9.0% |
| CMH–JFK | Columbus to New York | 155 | 96.1% | -8.9 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–DEN | Columbus to Denver | 148 | 90.5% | -8.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CMH on time in October 2024?
89.3% of 3,849 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 89.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 88.8% of 3,642 departures left on time and 0.2% were cancelled, against 89.3% and 1.2% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for CMH · methodology · corrections.