Airports › Miami (MIA) › January 2026
Airport month · January 2026
Miami 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 10,439 domestic departures from Miami International (MIA). 70.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.0% reached their destination on time; 5.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so MIA departures were 5.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 10,182 departures with 76.2% leaving on time: a change of −6.1 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at MIA that month were on time 72.6% of the time (10,435 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 41%, late-arriving aircraft 40% and national aviation system 14%.
- On time 72.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.7%
- Cancelled 5.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | MIA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 70.1% | 76.2% | 72.9% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 72.0% | 75.9% | 72.3% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 5.0% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.6 min | 15.7 min | 19.7 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 348 | 339 | 305 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,439 | 10,182 | 111,186 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 5,917 | 57% | 68.8% | 13.1 min | 6.6% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 1,406 | 13% | 81.6% | -1.7 min | 1.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,067 | 10% | 72.4% | 11.7 min | 3.1% |
| UA United Airlines | 705 | 7% | 81.3% | 3.0 min | 1.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 466 | 4% | 77.5% | 1.8 min | 3.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 363 | 3% | 72.7% | 2.5 min | 4.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 356 | 3% | 63.2% | 16.3 min | 6.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 95 | 1% | 62.1% | 16.1 min | 9.5% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 64 | 1% | 73.4% | 4.5 min | 1.6% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA–LGA | Miami to New York | 563 | 69.6% | 12.5 min | 6.9% |
| MIA–ATL | Miami to Atlanta | 549 | 73.2% | 12.3 min | 2.7% |
| MIA–DFW | Miami to Dallas/Fort Worth | 435 | 66.9% | 20.5 min | 9.7% |
| MIA–ORD | Miami to Chicago | 415 | 70.1% | 16.2 min | 3.4% |
| MIA–JFK | Miami to New York | 382 | 63.9% | 19.3 min | 7.1% |
| MIA–EWR | Miami to Newark | 381 | 73.8% | 2.7 min | 6.0% |
| MIA–IAH | Miami to Houston | 342 | 82.7% | -2.3 min | 2.3% |
| MIA–DCA | Miami to Washington | 341 | 67.4% | 9.7 min | 8.5% |
| MIA–MCO | Miami to Orlando | 331 | 69.8% | 13.7 min | 3.0% |
| MIA–CLT | Miami to Charlotte | 328 | 67.7% | 15.4 min | 8.2% |
| MIA–BOS | Miami to Boston | 305 | 71.5% | 14.4 min | 7.2% |
| MIA–LAX | Miami to Los Angeles | 299 | 71.2% | 16.4 min | 3.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MIA on time in January 2026?
70.1% of 10,439 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.0% 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, 76.2% of 10,182 departures left on time and 2.1% were cancelled, against 70.1% and 5.0% 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 MIA · methodology · corrections.