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Airport month · January 2026
John Glenn Columbus International in January 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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,296 domestic departures from John Glenn Columbus International (CMH). 77.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.3% reached their destination on time; 6.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so CMH departures were 2.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 3,283 departures with 82.9% leaving on time: a change of −5.2 points, with flights up 0%.
Flights arriving at CMH that month were on time 74.5% of the time (3,304 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 76.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.3%
- Cancelled 6.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | CMH, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 77.7% | 82.9% | 79.6% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 76.3% | 77.8% | 79.0% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 6.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.5 min | 11.8 min | 15.0 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 110 | 109 | 123 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,296 | 3,283 | 44,711 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 1,094 | 33% | 75.7% | 0.1 min | 6.8% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 931 | 28% | 81.3% | -2.8 min | 6.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 330 | 10% | 74.8% | 6.1 min | 10.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 251 | 8% | 77.7% | 5.9 min | 4.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 207 | 6% | 73.4% | 14.3 min | 1.9% |
| UA United Airlines | 173 | 5% | 75.1% | 8.7 min | 4.6% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 94 | 3% | 67.0% | 21.5 min | 9.6% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 83 | 3% | 68.7% | 13.1 min | 3.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 83 | 3% | 69.9% | 18.0 min | 4.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 27 | 1% | 66.7% | 13.0 min | 3.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 23 | 1% | 47.8% | 15.3 min | 8.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH–ORD | Columbus to Chicago | 303 | 69.3% | 15.7 min | 4.3% |
| CMH–LGA | Columbus to New York | 261 | 78.2% | 1.0 min | 6.1% |
| CMH–ATL | Columbus to Atlanta | 233 | 78.1% | 6.5 min | 5.2% |
| CMH–MCO | Columbus to Orlando | 184 | 75.5% | 6.1 min | 4.3% |
| CMH–EWR | Columbus to Newark | 170 | 80.0% | -6.8 min | 8.2% |
| CMH–DCA | Columbus to Washington | 168 | 56.5% | 28.9 min | 8.9% |
| CMH–BOS | Columbus to Boston | 165 | 77.6% | -7.4 min | 7.9% |
| CMH–CLT | Columbus to Charlotte | 158 | 74.7% | -0.8 min | 11.4% |
| CMH–DEN | Columbus to Denver | 131 | 80.2% | -1.4 min | 5.3% |
| CMH–DFW | Columbus to Dallas/Fort Worth | 126 | 68.3% | 19.5 min | 10.3% |
| CMH–JFK | Columbus to New York | 119 | 73.1% | -2.3 min | 9.2% |
| CMH–MIA | Columbus to Miami | 111 | 79.3% | 3.9 min | 1.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CMH on time in January 2026?
77.7% of 3,296 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 82.9% of 3,283 departures left on time and 2.2% were cancelled, against 77.7% and 6.3% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.