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Airport month · May 2026
Blue Grass in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 853 domestic departures from Blue Grass (LEX). 80.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.1% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so LEX departures were 3.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 857 departures with 78.1% leaving on time: a change of +2.1 points, with flights down 0%.
Flights arriving at LEX that month were on time 75.4% of the time (852 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 13%.
- On time 80.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.2%
- Cancelled 1.8%
- Diverted 0.0%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | LEX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.2% | 78.1% | 78.7% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 80.1% | 74.3% | 77.9% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.9 min | 15.2 min | 18.5 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 28 | 29 | 25 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 853 | 857 | 9,242 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH PSA Airlines | 224 | 26% | 85.7% | -7.2 min | 1.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 210 | 25% | 85.2% | -7.5 min | 2.4% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 162 | 19% | 81.5% | 3.3 min | 3.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 87 | 10% | 77.0% | 16.7 min | 2.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 73 | 9% | 58.9% | 20.3 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 62 | 7% | 75.8% | 16.6 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 25 | 3% | 64.0% | 88.8 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 10 | 1% | 70.0% | 8.8 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX–ATL | Lexington to Atlanta | 210 | 85.2% | -7.5 min | 2.4% |
| LEX–CLT | Lexington to Charlotte | 150 | 90.0% | -12.2 min | 0.7% |
| LEX–ORD | Lexington to Chicago | 134 | 78.4% | 12.3 min | 3.7% |
| LEX–DFW | Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 103 | 68.0% | 33.1 min | 1.9% |
| LEX–DTW | Lexington to Detroit | 62 | 80.6% | 9.8 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–PHL | Lexington to Philadelphia | 59 | 83.1% | -3.1 min | 3.4% |
| LEX–DEN | Lexington to Denver | 31 | 87.1% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–DCA | Lexington to Washington | 26 | 80.8% | 8.5 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–SFB | Lexington to Sanford | 19 | 26.3% | 53.1 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–PIE | Lexington to St. Petersburg | 15 | 73.3% | 5.6 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–PGD | Lexington to Punta Gorda | 11 | 81.8% | -5.5 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–FLL | Lexington to Fort Lauderdale | 10 | 60.0% | 17.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left LEX on time in May 2026?
80.2% of 853 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 78.1% of 857 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 80.2% and 1.8% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.