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Airport month · March 2026
Miami 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 10,460 domestic departures from Miami International (MIA). 66.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 67.1% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MIA departures were 6.1 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 10,920 departures with 74.4% leaving on time: a change of −7.7 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at MIA that month were on time 71.9% of the time (10,448 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 23%.
- On time 67.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.3%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.6%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | MIA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 66.7% | 74.4% | 72.9% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 67.1% | 71.1% | 72.3% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.1 min | 20.7 min | 19.7 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 349 | 364 | 305 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,460 | 10,920 | 111,186 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 5,805 | 55% | 67.3% | 12.9 min | 2.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 1,190 | 11% | 77.1% | 1.6 min | 1.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,100 | 11% | 67.2% | 17.6 min | 4.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 764 | 7% | 72.3% | 20.5 min | 1.4% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 535 | 5% | 62.6% | 19.3 min | 3.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 494 | 5% | 62.1% | 26.0 min | 4.5% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 427 | 4% | 43.1% | 38.6 min | 11.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 85 | 1% | 61.2% | 49.7 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 60 | 1% | 55.0% | 26.2 min | 3.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA–LGA | Miami to New York | 577 | 46.4% | 36.2 min | 8.7% |
| MIA–ATL | Miami to Atlanta | 570 | 67.5% | 23.0 min | 4.2% |
| MIA–ORD | Miami to Chicago | 498 | 59.4% | 27.5 min | 4.8% |
| MIA–DFW | Miami to Dallas/Fort Worth | 405 | 71.1% | 5.4 min | 3.2% |
| MIA–EWR | Miami to Newark | 397 | 61.7% | 24.1 min | 2.3% |
| MIA–JFK | Miami to New York | 363 | 68.0% | 12.2 min | 2.5% |
| MIA–IAH | Miami to Houston | 341 | 67.2% | 23.2 min | 2.6% |
| MIA–DCA | Miami to Washington | 337 | 66.8% | 16.1 min | 1.8% |
| MIA–CLT | Miami to Charlotte | 326 | 74.5% | 5.8 min | 4.0% |
| MIA–BOS | Miami to Boston | 325 | 61.5% | 19.8 min | 2.2% |
| MIA–MCO | Miami to Orlando | 299 | 67.6% | 20.3 min | 2.7% |
| MIA–PHL | Miami to Philadelphia | 291 | 67.7% | 15.4 min | 2.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MIA on time in March 2026?
66.7% of 10,460 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 67.1% 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, 74.4% of 10,920 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 66.7% and 3.0% 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 MIA · methodology · corrections.