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Airport month · December 2024
Harrisburg International in December 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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 414 domestic departures from Harrisburg International (MDT). 74.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.6% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so MDT departures were 2.9 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 432 departures with 83.1% leaving on time: a change of −8.2 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at MDT that month were on time 72.9% of the time (414 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 43%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 74.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.6%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.0%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | MDT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.9% | 83.1% | 76.4% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 74.6% | 84.3% | 75.4% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.5 min | 17.8 min | 22.3 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 414 | 432 | 5,767 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 90 | 22% | 67.8% | 10.1 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 89 | 21% | 85.4% | -0.3 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 86 | 21% | 67.4% | 20.0 min | 3.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 51 | 12% | 84.3% | 5.5 min | 0.0% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 37 | 9% | 67.6% | 25.8 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 31 | 7% | 71.0% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 18 | 4% | 88.9% | 16.7 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 12 | 3% | 66.7% | 26.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT–ATL | Harrisburg to Atlanta | 88 | 77.3% | 14.0 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–CLT | Harrisburg to Charlotte | 74 | 93.2% | -0.3 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–ORD | Harrisburg to Chicago | 64 | 64.1% | 12.8 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–DTW | Harrisburg to Detroit | 57 | 73.7% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–DFW | Harrisburg to Dallas/Fort Worth | 32 | 71.9% | 8.0 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–SFB | Harrisburg to Sanford | 22 | 45.5% | 32.7 min | 4.5% |
| MDT–PIE | Harrisburg to St. Petersburg | 18 | 83.3% | -12.3 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–PGD | Harrisburg to Punta Gorda | 17 | 58.8% | 18.8 min | 5.9% |
| MDT–MCO | Harrisburg to Orlando | 12 | 66.7% | 26.4 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–BNA | Harrisburg to Nashville | 11 | 72.7% | 8.7 min | 9.1% |
| MDT–JAX | Harrisburg to Jacksonville | 9 | 88.9% | -23.3 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–SRQ | Harrisburg to Sarasota/Bradenton | 9 | 77.8% | 113.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MDT on time in December 2024?
74.9% of 414 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 83.1% of 432 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 74.9% and 0.7% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 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.