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Airport month · January 2026
Harrisburg International 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 485 domestic departures from Harrisburg International (MDT). 73.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.2% reached their destination on time; 7.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so MDT departures were 2.0 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 306 departures with 77.1% leaving on time: a change of −3.5 points, with flights up 58%.
Flights arriving at MDT that month were on time 67.0% of the time (485 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 72.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.4%
- Cancelled 7.2%
- Diverted 0.2%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | MDT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.6% | 77.1% | 76.4% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 72.2% | 72.5% | 75.4% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 7.2% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.3 min | 17.9 min | 22.3 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 16 | 10 | 16 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 485 | 306 | 5,767 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 119 | 25% | 73.9% | 12.9 min | 10.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 75 | 15% | 78.7% | -6.5 min | 6.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 71 | 15% | 70.4% | 8.8 min | 5.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 61 | 13% | 63.9% | 18.9 min | 4.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 60 | 12% | 73.3% | 1.6 min | 5.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 53 | 11% | 66.0% | 15.1 min | 7.5% |
| YX Republic Airline | 39 | 8% | 76.9% | 10.2 min | 5.1% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 7 | 1% | 71.4% | 68.0 min | 14.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT–ORD | Harrisburg to Chicago | 172 | 67.4% | 14.1 min | 5.8% |
| MDT–CLT | Harrisburg to Charlotte | 88 | 76.1% | 0.7 min | 10.2% |
| MDT–ATL | Harrisburg to Atlanta | 75 | 78.7% | -6.5 min | 6.7% |
| MDT–DTW | Harrisburg to Detroit | 48 | 72.9% | 10.0 min | 6.3% |
| MDT–DFW | Harrisburg to Dallas/Fort Worth | 31 | 67.7% | 48.6 min | 12.9% |
| MDT–SFB | Harrisburg to Sanford | 20 | 65.0% | -2.9 min | 5.0% |
| MDT–PGD | Harrisburg to Punta Gorda | 15 | 60.0% | 15.1 min | 6.7% |
| MDT–PIE | Harrisburg to St. Petersburg | 14 | 85.7% | 0.4 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–SRQ | Harrisburg to Sarasota/Bradenton | 9 | 88.9% | -9.4 min | 11.1% |
| MDT–MCO | Harrisburg to Orlando | 7 | 71.4% | 68.0 min | 14.3% |
| MDT–MIA | Harrisburg to Miami | 4 | 75.0% | 17.8 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–BNA | Harrisburg to Nashville | 1 | 100.0% | 9.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MDT on time in January 2026?
73.6% of 485 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.2% 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, 77.1% of 306 departures left on time and 2.6% were cancelled, against 73.6% and 7.2% 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 MDT · methodology · corrections.