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Airport month · May 2026
Harrisburg International in May 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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 560 domestic departures from Harrisburg International (MDT). 82.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.8% reached their destination on time; 2.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MDT departures were 4.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 479 departures with 83.7% leaving on time: a change of −1.7 points, with flights up 17%.
Flights arriving at MDT that month were on time 78.3% of the time (563 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 26% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 78.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.8%
- Cancelled 2.0%
- Diverted 0.5%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | MDT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 82.0% | 83.7% | 76.4% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.8% | 83.1% | 75.4% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 2.0% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.7 min | 15.4 min | 22.3 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 560 | 479 | 5,767 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 117 | 21% | 74.4% | 2.5 min | 3.4% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 91 | 16% | 60.4% | 29.0 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 88 | 16% | 79.5% | 12.9 min | 1.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 87 | 16% | 87.4% | -0.4 min | 4.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 75 | 13% | 90.7% | -8.8 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 11% | 82.3% | 4.2 min | 3.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 21 | 4% | 81.0% | -0.6 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 19 | 3% | 89.5% | -2.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDT–ORD | Harrisburg to Chicago | 213 | 79.8% | 1.4 min | 2.8% |
| MDT–ATL | Harrisburg to Atlanta | 87 | 87.4% | -0.4 min | 4.6% |
| MDT–CLT | Harrisburg to Charlotte | 55 | 81.8% | -1.2 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–DTW | Harrisburg to Detroit | 52 | 82.7% | 18.3 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–BOS | Harrisburg to Boston | 31 | 93.5% | -7.1 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–DFW | Harrisburg to Dallas/Fort Worth | 31 | 74.2% | -0.6 min | 3.2% |
| MDT–SFB | Harrisburg to Sanford | 23 | 78.3% | 7.4 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–PIE | Harrisburg to St. Petersburg | 13 | 23.1% | 35.3 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–FLL | Harrisburg to Fort Lauderdale | 10 | 10.0% | 38.5 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–PGD | Harrisburg to Punta Gorda | 10 | 90.0% | -14.1 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–BNA | Harrisburg to Nashville | 9 | 55.6% | 48.9 min | 0.0% |
| MDT–MYR | Harrisburg to Myrtle Beach | 9 | 77.8% | 8.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MDT on time in May 2026?
82.0% of 560 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 83.7% of 479 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 82.0% and 2.0% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.