Melbourne Orlando International in February 2025

72.2%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 February 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 230 domestic departures from Melbourne Orlando International (MLB). 72.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.9% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.2% of flights departed on time and 77.9% arrived on time, so MLB departures were 7.0 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2024, the airport had 223 departures with 89.2% leaving on time: a change of −17.0 points, with flights up 3%.

Flights arriving at MLB that month were on time 70.4% of the time (230 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 49%, late-arriving aircraft 43% and national aviation system 8%.

On time 70.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 27.8%
Cancelled 1.3%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from MLB in February 2025, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2025	Feb 2024	MLB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2025
Departed on time	72.2%	89.2%	81.0%	79.2%
Arrived on time	70.9%	89.7%	82.6%	77.9%
Cancelled	1.3%	0.0%	2.0%	1.5%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	35.4 min	5.3 min	16.3 min	15.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	8	7	8	16,830
Scheduled departures	230	223	2,890	504,884

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	106	46%	78.3%	18.8 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	100	43%	61.0%	40.6 min	3.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	24	10%	79.2%	3.2 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MLB–ATL	Melbourne to Atlanta	106	78.3%	18.8 min	0.0%
MLB–CLT	Melbourne to Charlotte	100	61.0%	40.6 min	3.0%
MLB–ABE	Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	8	87.5%	-5.0 min	0.0%
MLB–CVG	Melbourne to Cincinnati	8	87.5%	-8.1 min	0.0%
MLB–PIT	Melbourne to Pittsburgh	8	62.5%	22.6 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

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

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2025.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2025	Minutes
Air carrier	49.4%	33.9%	3,871
Late-arriving aircraft	42.6%	36.9%	3,338
National Aviation System	7.9%	22.5%	616
Extreme weather	0.2%	6.6%	17
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

7,842 delay minutes on 64 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 February 2025?

72.2% of 230 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.2% and 77.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2024, 89.2% of 223 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 72.2% and 1.3% in February 2025.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2025; 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.