Melbourne Orlando International in February 2026

82.5%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 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 223 domestic departures from Melbourne Orlando International (MLB). 82.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.0% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MLB departures were 4.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 230 departures with 72.2% leaving on time: a change of +10.3 points, with flights down 3%.

Flights arriving at MLB that month were on time 82.5% of the time (223 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 50%, late-arriving aircraft 31% and extreme weather 14%.

On time 83.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.7%
Cancelled 1.3%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from MLB in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	MLB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	82.5%	72.2%	81.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	83.0%	70.9%	82.6%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.3%	1.3%	2.0%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	23.4 min	35.4 min	16.3 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	7	8	8	17,168
Scheduled departures	223	230	2,890	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	112	50%	90.2%	-5.3 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	87	39%	78.2%	25.0 min	3.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	24	11%	66.7%	28.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MLB–ATL	Melbourne to Atlanta	112	90.2%	-5.3 min	0.0%
MLB–CLT	Melbourne to Charlotte	87	78.2%	25.0 min	3.4%
MLB–ABE	Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	8	50.0%	78.6 min	0.0%
MLB–CVG	Melbourne to Cincinnati	8	62.5%	14.5 min	0.0%
MLB–PIT	Melbourne to Pittsburgh	8	87.5%	-6.6 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 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	49.9%	38.2%	2,372
Late-arriving aircraft	31.3%	37.2%	1,490
National Aviation System	4.6%	18.5%	221
Extreme weather	14.2%	6.0%	673
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

4,756 delay minutes on 35 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 2026?

82.5% of 223 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.0% 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, 72.2% of 230 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 82.5% and 1.3% 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 MLB · methodology · corrections.