Melbourne Orlando International in May 2026

83.6%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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 244 domestic departures from Melbourne Orlando International (MLB). 83.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 84.4% reached their destination on time; 0.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MLB departures were 6.5 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 269 departures with 77.7% leaving on time: a change of +5.9 points, with flights down 9%.

Flights arriving at MLB that month were on time 83.2% of the time (244 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 23% and national aviation system 21%.

On time 84.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.8%
Cancelled 0.8%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	May 2026	May 2025	MLB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time	83.6%	77.7%	81.0%	77.1%
Arrived on time	84.4%	72.9%	82.6%	77.6%
Cancelled	0.8%	1.1%	2.0%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	8.4 min	20.8 min	16.3 min	16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	8	9	8	20,391
Scheduled departures	244	269	2,890	611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	124	51%	87.1%	-6.5 min	1.6%
OH PSA Airlines	93	38%	78.5%	1.7 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	27	11%	92.6%	-5.6 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MLB–ATL	Melbourne to Atlanta	124	87.1%	-6.5 min	1.6%
MLB–CLT	Melbourne to Charlotte	93	78.5%	1.7 min	0.0%
MLB–ABE	Melbourne to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	9	88.9%	1.4 min	0.0%
MLB–CVG	Melbourne to Cincinnati	9	88.9%	-3.7 min	0.0%
MLB–PIT	Melbourne to Pittsburgh	9	100.0%	-14.7 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, May 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	23.2%	33.0%	434
Late-arriving aircraft	39.6%	40.4%	742
National Aviation System	20.7%	20.5%	388
Extreme weather	6.5%	6.0%	122
Security	9.9%	0.1%	186

1,872 delay minutes on 36 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 May 2026?

83.6% of 244 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 84.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In May 2025, 77.7% of 269 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 83.6% and 0.8% in May 2026.

Provenance

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