Helena Regional in February 2026

92.0%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 112 domestic departures from Helena Regional (HLN). 92.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 92.0% reached their destination on time; 0.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so HLN departures were 13.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 124 departures with 77.4% leaving on time: a change of +14.6 points, with flights down 10%.

Flights arriving at HLN that month were on time 89.3% of the time (112 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 38%, air carrier 30% and extreme weather 29%.

On time 92.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 8.0%
Cancelled 0.0%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from HLN 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	HLN, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	92.0%	77.4%	89.3%	78.1%
Arrived on time	92.0%	74.2%	87.5%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.0%	0.8%	0.4%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	6.6 min	17.2 min	11.4 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	4	4	17,168
Scheduled departures	112	124	1,549	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	112	100%	92.0%	-8.9 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
HLN–DEN	Helena to Denver	56	89.3%	-7.8 min	0.0%
HLN–SLC	Helena to Salt Lake City	56	94.6%	-10.1 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

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	29.9%	38.2%	226
Late-arriving aircraft	3.2%	37.2%	24
National Aviation System	37.7%	18.5%	285
Extreme weather	29.1%	6.0%	220
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

755 delay minutes on 9 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 HLN on time in February 2026?

92.0% of 112 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 92.0% 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, 77.4% of 124 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 92.0% and 0.0% 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 HLN · methodology · corrections.