Melbourne Orlando International in March 2026

80.7%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 238 domestic departures from Melbourne Orlando International (MLB). 80.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.2% reached their destination on time; 2.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so MLB departures were 7.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 262 departures with 78.2% leaving on time: a change of +2.5 points, with flights down 9%.

Flights arriving at MLB that month were on time 75.2% of the time (238 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 61%, air carrier 19% and extreme weather 15%.

On time 83.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.3%
Cancelled 2.5%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	MLB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	80.7%	78.2%	81.0%	72.8%
Arrived on time	83.2%	78.6%	82.6%	73.2%
Cancelled	2.5%	1.9%	2.0%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	15.8 min	25.5 min	16.3 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	8	9	8	20,403
Scheduled departures	238	262	2,890	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	124	52%	87.1%	-0.7 min	2.4%
OH PSA Airlines	87	37%	79.3%	-1.1 min	3.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	27	11%	77.8%	11.1 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MLB–ATL	Melbourne to Atlanta	124	87.1%	-0.7 min	2.4%
MLB–CLT	Melbourne to Charlotte	87	79.3%	-1.1 min	3.4%
MLB–ABE	Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	9	88.9%	-5.3 min	0.0%
MLB–CVG	Melbourne to Cincinnati	9	66.7%	42.6 min	0.0%
MLB–PIT	Melbourne to Pittsburgh	9	77.8%	-3.8 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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	19.4%	33.5%	596
Late-arriving aircraft	60.9%	39.3%	1,874
National Aviation System	4.8%	21.0%	148
Extreme weather	14.9%	5.9%	458
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

3,076 delay minutes on 34 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 March 2026?

80.7% of 238 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.2% 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, 78.2% of 262 departures left on time and 1.9% were cancelled, against 80.7% and 2.5% 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 MLB · methodology · corrections.