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Airport month · October 2024
Harrisburg International in October 2024
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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 488 domestic departures from Harrisburg International (MDT). 86.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 87.9% reached their destination on time; 1.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so MDT departures were 1.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 521 departures with 91.0% leaving on time: a change of −4.1 points, with flights down 6%.
Flights arriving at MDT that month were on time 82.8% of the time (488 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 56%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and extreme weather 6%.
- On time 87.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.5%
- Cancelled 1.6%
- Diverted 0.0%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | MDT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 86.9% | 91.0% | 76.4% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 87.9% | 90.8% | 75.4% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.9 min | 5.6 min | 22.3 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 16 | 17 | 16 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 488 | 521 | 5,767 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 123 | 25% | 82.9% | 1.6 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 99 | 20% | 92.9% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 84 | 17% | 95.2% | -13.6 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 79 | 16% | 78.5% | 12.7 min | 10.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 53 | 11% | 90.6% | 2.9 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 6% | 93.5% | 8.6 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 19 | 4% | 84.2% | -3.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT–CLT | Harrisburg to Charlotte | 145 | 84.8% | 4.4 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–ORD | Harrisburg to Chicago | 92 | 91.3% | 4.1 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–ATL | Harrisburg to Atlanta | 84 | 95.2% | -13.6 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–DTW | Harrisburg to Detroit | 57 | 93.0% | -8.7 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–DFW | Harrisburg to Dallas/Fort Worth | 31 | 87.1% | -9.4 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–SFB | Harrisburg to Sanford | 23 | 73.9% | 57.3 min | 8.7% |
| MDT–PIE | Harrisburg to St. Petersburg | 13 | 69.2% | 24.6 min | 15.4% |
| MDT–MYR | Harrisburg to Myrtle Beach | 9 | 88.9% | -4.9 min | 11.1% |
| MDT–PGD | Harrisburg to Punta Gorda | 9 | 77.8% | -8.2 min | 11.1% |
| MDT–SRQ | Harrisburg to Sarasota/Bradenton | 9 | 66.7% | -10.6 min | 22.2% |
| MDT–BNA | Harrisburg to Nashville | 8 | 87.5% | -30.1 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–JAX | Harrisburg to Jacksonville | 8 | 100.0% | -18.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MDT on time in October 2024?
86.9% of 488 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 87.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 91.0% of 521 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 86.9% and 1.6% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MDT · methodology · corrections.