John Glenn Columbus International in February 2026

80.2%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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,231 domestic departures from John Glenn Columbus International (CMH). 80.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.5% reached their destination on time; 2.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so CMH departures were 2.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 3,103 departures with 83.5% leaving on time: a change of −3.3 points, with flights up 4%.

Flights arriving at CMH that month were on time 75.3% of the time (3,231 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 19%.

On time 80.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.6%
Cancelled 2.7%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from CMH 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	CMH, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	80.2%	83.5%	79.6%	78.1%
Arrived on time	80.5%	79.9%	79.0%	78.3%
Cancelled	2.7%	1.3%	2.0%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	13.6 min	11.4 min	15.0 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	108	103	123	17,168
Scheduled departures	3,231	3,103	44,711	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
YX Republic Airline	964	30%	79.5%	-1.7 min	6.3%
WN Southwest Airlines	902	28%	82.0%	1.0 min	0.7%
AA American Airlines	296	9%	83.1%	-0.3 min	1.7%
MQ Envoy Air	245	8%	84.5%	2.1 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	217	7%	85.7%	-4.4 min	1.8%
UA United Airlines	217	7%	82.5%	2.8 min	0.5%
OO SkyWest Airlines	152	5%	67.8%	31.7 min	0.7%
OH PSA Airlines	89	3%	65.2%	11.0 min	6.7%
NK Spirit Airlines	84	3%	78.6%	10.4 min	3.6%
F9 Frontier Airlines	44	1%	77.3%	8.9 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	21	1%	71.4%	11.7 min	4.8%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
CMH–ORD	Columbus to Chicago	328	82.6%	3.5 min	0.3%
CMH–LGA	Columbus to New York	233	78.1%	-0.9 min	8.6%
CMH–ATL	Columbus to Atlanta	218	84.4%	-3.1 min	1.8%
CMH–MCO	Columbus to Orlando	183	82.0%	7.2 min	0.0%
CMH–DCA	Columbus to Washington	163	55.2%	19.9 min	4.3%
CMH–BOS	Columbus to Boston	153	80.4%	-3.7 min	7.8%
CMH–CLT	Columbus to Charlotte	152	76.3%	3.2 min	4.6%
CMH–EWR	Columbus to Newark	146	84.9%	-9.1 min	7.5%
CMH–DEN	Columbus to Denver	126	88.1%	6.2 min	0.0%
CMH–DTW	Columbus to Detroit	122	75.4%	15.8 min	0.8%
CMH–DFW	Columbus to Dallas/Fort Worth	117	87.2%	1.5 min	0.0%
CMH–JFK	Columbus to New York	112	74.1%	1.1 min	8.9%

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	35.4%	38.2%	14,222
Late-arriving aircraft	40.1%	37.2%	16,127
National Aviation System	19.1%	18.5%	7,665
Extreme weather	5.4%	6.0%	2,163
Security	0.0%	0.2%	12

40,189 delay minutes on 537 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 CMH on time in February 2026?

80.2% of 3,231 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.5% 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, 83.5% of 3,103 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 80.2% and 2.7% 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 CMH · methodology · corrections.