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Airport month · July 2026
John Glenn Columbus International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 4,002 domestic departures from John Glenn Columbus International (CMH). 75.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.9% reached their destination on time; 3.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so CMH departures were 7.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 3,933 departures with 70.8% leaving on time: a change of +5.0 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at CMH that month were on time 68.7% of the time (4,003 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 30%.
- On time 77.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.4%
- Cancelled 3.1%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | CMH, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.8% | 70.8% | 79.6% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 77.9% | 70.4% | 79.0% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.7 min | 21.9 min | 15.0 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 133 | 131 | 123 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 4,002 | 3,933 | 44,711 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 1,082 | 27% | 78.5% | 2.0 min | 6.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,061 | 27% | 75.8% | 6.5 min | 1.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 398 | 10% | 79.6% | 3.6 min | 1.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 390 | 10% | 83.3% | 6.6 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 287 | 7% | 74.2% | 17.5 min | 2.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 244 | 6% | 87.7% | -1.5 min | 1.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 225 | 6% | 68.9% | 13.1 min | 6.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 184 | 5% | 79.9% | 14.9 min | 3.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 70 | 2% | 68.6% | 11.1 min | 1.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 61 | 2% | 72.1% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH–ORD | Columbus to Chicago | 487 | 78.4% | 11.7 min | 5.1% |
| CMH–ATL | Columbus to Atlanta | 294 | 72.8% | 11.1 min | 1.0% |
| CMH–LGA | Columbus to New York | 225 | 76.9% | 2.1 min | 10.2% |
| CMH–CLT | Columbus to Charlotte | 183 | 82.5% | 7.5 min | 0.5% |
| CMH–PHL | Columbus to Philadelphia | 181 | 70.7% | 17.0 min | 6.1% |
| CMH–DTW | Columbus to Detroit | 178 | 89.9% | -3.9 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–EWR | Columbus to Newark | 177 | 73.4% | 5.7 min | 8.5% |
| CMH–DCA | Columbus to Washington | 176 | 61.4% | 21.5 min | 7.4% |
| CMH–BOS | Columbus to Boston | 175 | 82.3% | 1.9 min | 2.3% |
| CMH–DEN | Columbus to Denver | 164 | 79.3% | 9.0 min | 0.0% |
| CMH–MCO | Columbus to Orlando | 158 | 73.4% | 6.2 min | 1.3% |
| CMH–DFW | Columbus to Dallas/Fort Worth | 153 | 87.6% | -2.0 min | 0.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left CMH on time in July 2026?
75.8% of 4,002 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 70.8% of 3,933 departures left on time and 3.4% were cancelled, against 75.8% and 3.1% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.