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Airport month · January 2026
Blue Grass in January 2026
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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 636 domestic departures from Blue Grass (LEX). 76.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.4% reached their destination on time; 8.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so LEX departures were 0.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 626 departures with 75.7% leaving on time: a change of +0.4 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at LEX that month were on time 70.0% of the time (640 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 40% and national aviation system 12%.
- On time 74.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.7%
- Cancelled 8.6%
- Diverted 0.3%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | LEX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.1% | 75.7% | 78.7% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 74.4% | 71.1% | 77.9% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 8.6% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.7 min | 18.5 min | 18.5 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 21 | 21 | 25 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 636 | 626 | 9,242 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 142 | 22% | 81.0% | -12.5 min | 7.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 138 | 22% | 72.5% | 22.1 min | 5.8% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 118 | 19% | 78.8% | -6.7 min | 10.2% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 70 | 11% | 62.9% | 14.8 min | 10.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 70 | 11% | 64.3% | 8.5 min | 11.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 63 | 10% | 76.2% | -1.6 min | 7.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 35 | 6% | 80.0% | -9.3 min | 14.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX–ATL | Lexington to Atlanta | 142 | 81.0% | -12.5 min | 7.0% |
| LEX–ORD | Lexington to Chicago | 89 | 73.0% | 20.8 min | 6.7% |
| LEX–CLT | Lexington to Charlotte | 83 | 81.9% | -6.3 min | 9.6% |
| LEX–DTW | Lexington to Detroit | 77 | 68.8% | 19.8 min | 6.5% |
| LEX–DFW | Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 66 | 75.8% | -7.1 min | 12.1% |
| LEX–DEN | Lexington to Denver | 31 | 83.9% | -4.3 min | 6.5% |
| LEX–PHL | Lexington to Philadelphia | 26 | 73.1% | -8.5 min | 11.5% |
| LEX–DCA | Lexington to Washington | 24 | 75.0% | -3.8 min | 12.5% |
| LEX–LGA | Lexington to New York | 23 | 52.2% | 4.7 min | 13.0% |
| LEX–SFB | Lexington to Sanford | 17 | 52.9% | 48.3 min | 11.8% |
| LEX–PGD | Lexington to Punta Gorda | 16 | 68.8% | 14.7 min | 6.3% |
| LEX–FLL | Lexington to Fort Lauderdale | 10 | 60.0% | 10.0 min | 10.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left LEX on time in January 2026?
76.1% of 636 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 75.7% of 626 departures left on time and 7.0% were cancelled, against 76.1% and 8.6% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for LEX · methodology · corrections.