On-Time Report

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Airport month · February 2026

Harrisburg International in February 2026

75.8%departed on time

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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 454 domestic departures from Harrisburg International (MDT). 75.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.2% reached their destination on time; 2.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MDT departures were 2.3 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 345 departures with 77.4% leaving on time: a change of −1.6 points, with flights up 32%.

Flights arriving at MDT that month were on time 74.1% of the time (452 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 47%, late-arriving aircraft 30% and extreme weather 13%.

Every scheduled departure from MDT in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

MeasureFeb 2026Feb 2025MDT, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time75.8%77.4%76.4%78.1%
Arrived on time78.2%71.3%75.4%78.3%
Cancelled2.4%1.2%2.4%2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)19.4 min20.1 min22.3 min15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day15121617,168
Scheduled departures4543455,767515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
AA American Airlines12528%79.2%-2.1 min5.6%
DL Delta Air Lines7817%82.1%-17.4 min5.1%
G4 Allegiant Air7416%78.4%16.5 min0.0%
MQ Envoy Air5412%83.3%-5.2 min0.0%
UA United Airlines4710%72.3%5.3 min0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines409%65.0%39.5 min0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines204%75.0%38.4 min0.0%
YX Republic Airline164%87.5%-13.5 min0.0%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
MDT–ORDHarrisburg to Chicago16776.0%2.5 min1.8%
MDT–ATLHarrisburg to Atlanta7882.1%-17.4 min5.1%
MDT–CLTHarrisburg to Charlotte6783.6%-7.6 min4.5%
MDT–DFWHarrisburg to Dallas/Fort Worth2885.7%1.0 min3.6%
MDT–MCOHarrisburg to Orlando2075.0%38.4 min0.0%
MDT–SFBHarrisburg to Sanford1989.5%-2.4 min0.0%
MDT–DTWHarrisburg to Detroit1656.3%69.8 min0.0%
MDT–PGDHarrisburg to Punta Gorda1593.3%-6.7 min0.0%
MDT–SRQHarrisburg to Sarasota/Bradenton1376.9%73.8 min0.0%
MDT–PIEHarrisburg to St. Petersburg1266.7%4.3 min0.0%
MDT–BNAHarrisburg to Nashville580.0%19.8 min0.0%
MDT–FLLHarrisburg to Fort Lauderdale520.0%63.0 min0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over
Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNational, Feb 2026Minutes
Air carrier47.1%38.2%3,435
Late-arriving aircraft30.1%37.2%2,192
National Aviation System9.8%18.5%718
Extreme weather13.0%6.0%948
Security0.0%0.2%0
7,293 delay minutes on 87 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.
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Questions and answers

How many flights left MDT on time in February 2026?

75.8% of 454 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 77.4% of 345 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 75.8% and 2.4% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 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.