Melbourne Orlando International in October 2024

87.2%departed on time

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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 227 domestic departures from Melbourne Orlando International (MLB). 87.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.5% reached their destination on time; 6.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so MLB departures were 1.7 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 220 departures with 95.5% leaving on time: a change of −8.3 points, with flights up 3%.

Flights arriving at MLB that month were on time 86.8% of the time (227 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 59%, national aviation system 21% and air carrier 20%.

On time 85.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 7.9%
Cancelled 6.6%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from MLB in October 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	MLB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Oct 2024
Departed on time	87.2%	95.5%	81.0%	85.5%
Arrived on time	85.5%	95.5%	82.6%	85.8%
Cancelled	6.6%	0.0%	2.0%	1.0%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	5.2 min	5.6 min	16.3 min	9.4 min
Scheduled departures a day	8	7	8	20,517
Scheduled departures	227	220	2,890	615,497

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	118	52%	92.4%	-10.8 min	5.9%
OH PSA Airlines	92	41%	77.2%	1.9 min	7.6%
G4 Allegiant Air	17	7%	82.4%	-9.2 min	5.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MLB–ATL	Melbourne to Atlanta	118	92.4%	-10.8 min	5.9%
MLB–CLT	Melbourne to Charlotte	92	77.2%	1.9 min	7.6%
MLB–PIT	Melbourne to Pittsburgh	9	77.8%	-1.5 min	11.1%
MLB–ABE	Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	8	87.5%	-16.9 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), October 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Oct 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	20.2%	42.7%	212
Late-arriving aircraft	58.5%	37.4%	615
National Aviation System	21.4%	16.3%	225
Extreme weather	0.0%	3.4%	0
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

1,052 delay minutes on 18 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MLB on time in October 2024?

87.2% of 227 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In October 2023, 95.5% of 220 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 87.2% and 6.6% in October 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MLB · methodology · corrections.