On-Time Report

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Airport month · March 2026

Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field in March 2026

69.8%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 716 domestic departures from Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (HSV). 69.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.1% reached their destination on time; 4.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so HSV departures were 3.0 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 750 departures with 77.2% leaving on time: a change of −7.4 points, with flights down 5%.

Flights arriving at HSV that month were on time 67.1% of the time (717 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 12%.

Every scheduled departure from HSV in March 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

MeasureMar 2026Mar 2025HSV, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time69.8%77.2%77.4%72.8%
Arrived on time72.1%75.7%77.5%73.2%
Cancelled4.6%4.0%2.4%2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)34.1 min23.1 min21.5 min20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day24252220,403
Scheduled departures7167508,180612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
OH PSA Airlines26437%68.9%30.0 min5.7%
DL Delta Air Lines19527%84.6%0.8 min3.1%
OO SkyWest Airlines16723%63.5%28.8 min6.6%
MQ Envoy Air649%81.3%4.1 min0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air264%42.3%43.9 min3.8%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
HSV–ATLHuntsville to Atlanta19884.3%0.8 min3.0%
HSV–DFWHuntsville to Dallas/Fort Worth17775.7%20.5 min4.0%
HSV–DCAHuntsville to Washington11658.6%41.3 min5.2%
HSV–ORDHuntsville to Chicago10153.5%51.5 min10.9%
HSV–DENHuntsville to Denver6279.0%-2.1 min0.0%
HSV–CLTHuntsville to Charlotte3190.3%-8.2 min6.5%
HSV–FLLHuntsville to Fort Lauderdale911.1%104.3 min0.0%
HSV–SFBHuntsville to Sanford955.6%11.5 min11.1%
HSV–PIEHuntsville to St. Petersburg862.5%8.4 min0.0%
HSV–MIAHuntsville to Miami4100.0%-11.5 min0.0%
HSV–IAHHuntsville to Houston1100.0%4.0 min0.0%

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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNational, Mar 2026Minutes
Air carrier41.0%33.5%8,918
Late-arriving aircraft34.3%39.3%7,459
National Aviation System11.5%21.0%2,501
Extreme weather11.4%5.9%2,478
Security1.8%0.2%385
21,741 delay minutes on 164 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.
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Questions and answers

How many flights left HSV on time in March 2026?

69.8% of 716 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 77.2% of 750 departures left on time and 4.0% were cancelled, against 69.8% and 4.6% in March 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for HSV · methodology · corrections.