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Airport month · February 2026
Miami International in February 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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 9,304 domestic departures from Miami International (MIA). 76.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 73.8% reached their destination on time; 1.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MIA departures were 2.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 9,447 departures with 77.2% leaving on time: a change of −1.2 points, with flights down 2%.
Flights arriving at MIA that month were on time 78.4% of the time (9,304 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 73.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.2%
- Cancelled 1.7%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | MIA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.0% | 77.2% | 72.9% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 73.8% | 78.9% | 72.3% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.9 min | 16.8 min | 19.7 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 310 | 315 | 305 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,304 | 9,447 | 111,186 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 5,335 | 57% | 74.4% | 8.7 min | 1.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 1,081 | 12% | 81.2% | 0.6 min | 0.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 980 | 11% | 71.0% | 11.4 min | 3.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 650 | 7% | 77.2% | 6.9 min | 1.8% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 444 | 5% | 66.7% | 10.5 min | 0.9% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 364 | 4% | 55.2% | 21.7 min | 8.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 323 | 3% | 77.4% | 4.5 min | 1.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 75 | 1% | 52.0% | 26.9 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 52 | 1% | 75.0% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA–LGA | Miami to New York | 520 | 65.0% | 15.0 min | 7.9% |
| MIA–ATL | Miami to Atlanta | 490 | 77.1% | 7.3 min | 0.4% |
| MIA–ORD | Miami to Chicago | 412 | 70.4% | 7.6 min | 0.7% |
| MIA–DFW | Miami to Dallas/Fort Worth | 357 | 81.5% | 1.3 min | 0.3% |
| MIA–EWR | Miami to Newark | 350 | 62.3% | 21.7 min | 6.6% |
| MIA–JFK | Miami to New York | 339 | 64.3% | 18.0 min | 7.1% |
| MIA–BOS | Miami to Boston | 312 | 67.6% | 12.3 min | 7.1% |
| MIA–IAH | Miami to Houston | 310 | 81.0% | -2.2 min | 1.3% |
| MIA–DCA | Miami to Washington | 303 | 74.3% | 11.8 min | 2.0% |
| MIA–MCO | Miami to Orlando | 296 | 71.3% | 13.1 min | 0.3% |
| MIA–CLT | Miami to Charlotte | 290 | 80.3% | 3.3 min | 0.7% |
| MIA–PHL | Miami to Philadelphia | 275 | 73.8% | 7.7 min | 5.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MIA on time in February 2026?
76.0% of 9,304 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 73.8% 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, 77.2% of 9,447 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 76.0% and 1.7% 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 MIA · methodology · corrections.