Rickenbacker International in July 2026

67.5%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 154 domestic departures from Rickenbacker International (LCK). 67.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 69.5% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so LCK departures were 1.3 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 162 departures with 62.3% leaving on time: a change of +5.2 points, with flights down 5%.

Flights arriving at LCK that month were on time 74.0% of the time (154 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 47%, late-arriving aircraft 42% and national aviation system 7%.

On time 69.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 28.6%
Cancelled 1.3%
Diverted 0.6%

Every scheduled departure from LCK in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	LCK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	67.5%	62.3%	73.6%	68.8%
Arrived on time	69.5%	60.5%	71.2%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.3%	0.6%	0.4%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	31.0 min	38.8 min	26.7 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	5	5	3	21,066
Scheduled departures	154	162	1,135	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	154	100%	69.5%	20.9 min	1.3%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
LCK–PIE	Columbus to St. Petersburg	27	40.7%	77.4 min	0.0%
LCK–MYR	Columbus to Myrtle Beach	26	76.9%	-2.9 min	3.8%
LCK–VPS	Columbus to Valparaiso	21	76.2%	6.6 min	4.8%
LCK–SAV	Columbus to Savannah	18	94.4%	-13.8 min	0.0%
LCK–SFB	Columbus to Sanford	18	55.6%	61.0 min	0.0%
LCK–PGD	Columbus to Punta Gorda	17	82.4%	-8.9 min	0.0%
LCK–EYW	Columbus to Key West	9	88.9%	-9.8 min	0.0%
LCK–FLL	Columbus to Fort Lauderdale	9	44.4%	50.2 min	0.0%
LCK–SRQ	Columbus to Sarasota/Bradenton	9	77.8%	0.8 min	0.0%

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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	46.7%	31.7%	2,056
Late-arriving aircraft	41.8%	41.8%	1,843
National Aviation System	7.3%	19.9%	323
Extreme weather	4.2%	6.5%	183
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

4,405 delay minutes on 44 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 LCK on time in July 2026?

67.5% of 154 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 69.5% 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, 62.3% of 162 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 67.5% and 1.3% 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 LCK · methodology · corrections.