Melbourne Orlando International in April 2026

85.5%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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 235 domestic departures from Melbourne Orlando International (MLB). 85.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 88.9% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so MLB departures were 6.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 260 departures with 86.2% leaving on time: a change of −0.7 points, with flights down 10%.

Flights arriving at MLB that month were on time 83.4% of the time (235 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 79%, air carrier 20% and national aviation system 1%.

On time 88.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 10.6%
Cancelled 0.4%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	MLB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	85.5%	86.2%	81.0%	79.1%
Arrived on time	88.9%	84.2%	82.6%	78.9%
Cancelled	0.4%	0.4%	2.0%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	16.1 min	11.6 min	16.3 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	8	9	8	19,931
Scheduled departures	235	260	2,890	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	120	51%	93.3%	-9.8 min	0.8%
OH PSA Airlines	90	38%	84.4%	17.4 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	25	11%	84.0%	-1.9 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MLB–ATL	Melbourne to Atlanta	120	93.3%	-9.8 min	0.8%
MLB–CLT	Melbourne to Charlotte	90	84.4%	17.4 min	0.0%
MLB–PIT	Melbourne to Pittsburgh	9	77.8%	-5.3 min	0.0%
MLB–ABE	Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	8	87.5%	3.8 min	0.0%
MLB–CVG	Melbourne to Cincinnati	8	87.5%	-3.6 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), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	19.6%	33.5%	644
Late-arriving aircraft	79.1%	40.4%	2,607
National Aviation System	1.3%	21.0%	43
Extreme weather	0.0%	5.0%	0
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

3,294 delay minutes on 25 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 April 2026?

85.5% of 235 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 88.9% 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, 86.2% of 260 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 85.5% and 0.4% 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 MLB · methodology · corrections.