Gulfport-Biloxi International in February 2026

88.3%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 205 domestic departures from Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT). 88.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.3% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so GPT departures were 10.2 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 261 departures with 77.8% leaving on time: a change of +10.5 points, with flights down 21%.

Flights arriving at GPT that month were on time 86.8% of the time (204 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 33% and extreme weather 13%.

On time 88.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.2%
Cancelled 1.5%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from GPT 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	GPT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	88.3%	77.8%	83.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	88.3%	80.1%	83.1%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.5%	3.8%	2.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	12.5 min	17.6 min	15.9 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	7	9	8	17,168
Scheduled departures	205	261	3,006	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	98	48%	91.8%	-4.3 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	65	32%	80.0%	1.5 min	4.6%
MQ Envoy Air	42	20%	92.9%	-6.2 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GPT–ATL	Gulfport/Biloxi to Atlanta	98	91.8%	-4.3 min	0.0%
GPT–DFW	Gulfport/Biloxi to Dallas/Fort Worth	74	89.2%	-4.4 min	0.0%
GPT–CLT	Gulfport/Biloxi to Charlotte	33	75.8%	5.1 min	9.1%

By scheduled departure hour

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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	32.7%	38.2%	733
Late-arriving aircraft	49.4%	37.2%	1,109
National Aviation System	4.5%	18.5%	102
Extreme weather	13.4%	6.0%	301
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

2,245 delay minutes on 21 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 GPT on time in February 2026?

88.3% of 205 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.3% 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, 77.8% of 261 departures left on time and 3.8% were cancelled, against 88.3% and 1.5% 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 GPT · methodology · corrections.