Capital Region International in March 2026

67.4%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 172 domestic departures from Capital Region International (LAN). 67.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 65.1% reached their destination on time; 5.2% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so LAN departures were 5.4 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 142 departures with 71.8% leaving on time: a change of −4.4 points, with flights up 21%.

Flights arriving at LAN that month were on time 58.1% of the time (172 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 68%, late-arriving aircraft 17% and national aviation system 9%.

On time 65.1%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.7%
Cancelled 5.2%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	LAN, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	67.4%	71.8%	75.7%	72.8%
Arrived on time	65.1%	71.8%	73.6%	73.2%
Cancelled	5.2%	2.1%	2.8%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	43.3 min	31.0 min	28.4 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	6	5	5	20,403
Scheduled departures	172	142	1,904	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	89	52%	60.7%	39.9 min	2.2%
MQ Envoy Air	58	34%	79.3%	31.2 min	5.2%
OH PSA Airlines	25	15%	48.0%	36.3 min	16.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
LAN–DTW	Lansing to Detroit	89	60.7%	39.9 min	2.2%
LAN–ORD	Lansing to Chicago	58	79.3%	31.2 min	5.2%
LAN–DCA	Lansing to Washington	25	48.0%	36.3 min	16.0%

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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	67.6%	33.5%	5,032
Late-arriving aircraft	16.5%	39.3%	1,225
National Aviation System	9.1%	21.0%	675
Extreme weather	6.9%	5.9%	514
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

7,446 delay minutes on 51 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 LAN on time in March 2026?

67.4% of 172 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 65.1% 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, 71.8% of 142 departures left on time and 2.1% were cancelled, against 67.4% and 5.2% 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 LAN · methodology · corrections.