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Airport month · August 2024
Miami International in August 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 August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 8,459 domestic departures from Miami International (MIA). 60.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 59.8% reached their destination on time; 4.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so MIA departures were 15.3 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 8,505 departures with 69.2% leaving on time: a change of −9.1 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at MIA that month were on time 65.8% of the time (8,455 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 25% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 59.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 35.8%
- Cancelled 4.1%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | MIA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 60.1% | 69.2% | 72.9% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 59.8% | 68.1% | 72.3% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 32.6 min | 26.7 min | 19.7 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 282 | 284 | 305 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,459 | 8,505 | 111,186 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 4,826 | 57% | 55.4% | 30.5 min | 4.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 1,085 | 13% | 68.1% | 11.9 min | 3.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 893 | 11% | 67.1% | 19.2 min | 2.8% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 462 | 5% | 67.1% | 14.2 min | 4.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 377 | 4% | 65.5% | 21.0 min | 3.7% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 368 | 4% | 64.1% | 17.6 min | 3.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 296 | 3% | 55.7% | 29.8 min | 6.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 93 | 1% | 44.1% | 70.2 min | 5.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 31 | 0% | 71.0% | 7.8 min | 3.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 28 | 0% | 75.0% | -0.5 min | 7.1% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA–ATL | Miami to Atlanta | 514 | 63.6% | 20.2 min | 3.3% |
| MIA–LGA | Miami to New York | 454 | 50.7% | 33.6 min | 7.7% |
| MIA–DFW | Miami to Dallas/Fort Worth | 436 | 59.2% | 26.8 min | 1.4% |
| MIA–JFK | Miami to New York | 430 | 57.0% | 32.8 min | 6.0% |
| MIA–ORD | Miami to Chicago | 337 | 61.7% | 24.0 min | 2.4% |
| MIA–DCA | Miami to Washington | 330 | 57.3% | 24.0 min | 4.8% |
| MIA–MCO | Miami to Orlando | 314 | 54.1% | 34.9 min | 4.5% |
| MIA–BOS | Miami to Boston | 294 | 56.5% | 24.5 min | 3.1% |
| MIA–IAH | Miami to Houston | 293 | 66.9% | 17.5 min | 2.7% |
| MIA–CLT | Miami to Charlotte | 284 | 56.0% | 31.9 min | 4.9% |
| MIA–EWR | Miami to Newark | 278 | 59.4% | 31.1 min | 8.6% |
| MIA–SJU | Miami to San Juan | 278 | 65.5% | 23.6 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MIA on time in August 2024?
60.1% of 8,459 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 59.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 69.2% of 8,505 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 60.1% and 4.1% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MIA · methodology · corrections.