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Airport month · April 2026
Miami International in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 9,556 domestic departures from Miami International (MIA). 76.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.8% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so MIA departures were 2.6 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 9,878 departures with 76.7% leaving on time: a change of −0.2 points, with flights down 3%.
Flights arriving at MIA that month were on time 80.9% of the time (9,552 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 74.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.5%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.4%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | MIA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.5% | 76.7% | 72.9% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 74.8% | 76.3% | 72.3% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.0 min | 17.6 min | 19.7 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 319 | 329 | 305 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 9,556 | 9,878 | 111,186 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 5,405 | 57% | 72.5% | 10.0 min | 0.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 1,107 | 12% | 86.4% | -3.9 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,067 | 11% | 75.0% | 9.0 min | 0.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 601 | 6% | 84.9% | -2.1 min | 0.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 497 | 5% | 71.8% | 9.5 min | 0.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 428 | 4% | 73.8% | 11.8 min | 0.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 342 | 4% | 60.2% | 22.4 min | 2.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 58 | 1% | 69.0% | 14.6 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 51 | 1% | 74.5% | 1.7 min | 2.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA–ATL | Miami to Atlanta | 572 | 76.0% | 5.3 min | 0.2% |
| MIA–LGA | Miami to New York | 516 | 68.4% | 15.1 min | 0.8% |
| MIA–JFK | Miami to New York | 408 | 71.6% | 11.4 min | 0.2% |
| MIA–ORD | Miami to Chicago | 400 | 73.3% | 8.8 min | 1.8% |
| MIA–DFW | Miami to Dallas/Fort Worth | 378 | 70.1% | 14.5 min | 0.8% |
| MIA–EWR | Miami to Newark | 355 | 80.3% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
| MIA–BOS | Miami to Boston | 333 | 68.8% | 14.8 min | 0.3% |
| MIA–DCA | Miami to Washington | 329 | 80.5% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
| MIA–CLT | Miami to Charlotte | 311 | 79.1% | 3.1 min | 0.0% |
| MIA–IAH | Miami to Houston | 310 | 77.4% | 7.5 min | 1.0% |
| MIA–PHL | Miami to Philadelphia | 298 | 75.8% | 14.2 min | 0.0% |
| MIA–MCO | Miami to Orlando | 293 | 74.1% | 11.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MIA on time in April 2026?
76.5% of 9,556 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 76.7% of 9,878 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 76.5% and 0.3% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.