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Airport month · March 2026
Harrisburg International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 474 domestic departures from Harrisburg International (MDT). 67.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.8% reached their destination on time; 3.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MDT departures were 5.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 422 departures with 83.4% leaving on time: a change of −16.1 points, with flights up 12%.
Flights arriving at MDT that month were on time 67.6% of the time (475 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 35%, national aviation system 33% and air carrier 32%.
- On time 68.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.6%
- Cancelled 3.8%
- Diverted 0.8%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | MDT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 67.3% | 83.4% | 76.4% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 68.8% | 84.1% | 75.4% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.8% | 0.5% | 2.4% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 35.3 min | 14.6 min | 22.3 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 474 | 422 | 5,767 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 143 | 30% | 70.6% | 9.3 min | 4.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 98 | 21% | 65.3% | 49.4 min | 2.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 86 | 18% | 79.1% | 1.6 min | 3.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 50 | 11% | 70.0% | 13.9 min | 4.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 40 | 8% | 67.5% | 44.5 min | 2.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 28 | 6% | 53.6% | 71.0 min | 7.1% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 19 | 4% | 52.6% | 21.2 min | 5.3% |
| YX Republic Airline | 10 | 2% | 60.0% | 6.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT–ORD | Harrisburg to Chicago | 177 | 63.3% | 36.8 min | 4.5% |
| MDT–ATL | Harrisburg to Atlanta | 86 | 79.1% | 1.6 min | 3.5% |
| MDT–CLT | Harrisburg to Charlotte | 59 | 76.3% | -3.7 min | 1.7% |
| MDT–DFW | Harrisburg to Dallas/Fort Worth | 31 | 77.4% | -14.4 min | 9.7% |
| MDT–SFB | Harrisburg to Sanford | 22 | 59.1% | 47.1 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–MCO | Harrisburg to Orlando | 19 | 52.6% | 21.2 min | 5.3% |
| MDT–PGD | Harrisburg to Punta Gorda | 18 | 61.1% | 27.4 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–SRQ | Harrisburg to Sarasota/Bradenton | 18 | 66.7% | 13.7 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–PIE | Harrisburg to St. Petersburg | 13 | 76.9% | 10.5 min | 7.7% |
| MDT–BNA | Harrisburg to Nashville | 9 | 88.9% | -12.2 min | 11.1% |
| MDT–FLL | Harrisburg to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 22.2% | 338.0 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–JAX | Harrisburg to Jacksonville | 9 | 88.9% | -11.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MDT on time in March 2026?
67.3% of 474 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 83.4% of 422 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 67.3% and 3.8% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.