Monterey Regional in February 2026

83.1%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 308 domestic departures from Monterey Regional (MRY). 83.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.5% reached their destination on time; 0.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MRY departures were 5.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 366 departures with 81.1% leaving on time: a change of +2.0 points, with flights down 16%.

Flights arriving at MRY that month were on time 83.1% of the time (307 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 63%, late-arriving aircraft 16% and national aviation system 11%.

On time 82.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.9%
Cancelled 0.3%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from MRY 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	MRY, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	83.1%	81.1%	82.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	82.5%	81.1%	79.8%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.3%	1.1%	1.0%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.4 min	20.7 min	16.7 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	10	12	13	17,168
Scheduled departures	308	366	4,686	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	266	86%	82.3%	8.3 min	0.4%
AA American Airlines	21	7%	90.5%	-8.9 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	13	4%	76.9%	11.6 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	8	3%	75.0%	3.6 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MRY–PHX	Monterey to Phoenix	105	80.0%	16.0 min	0.0%
MRY–LAX	Monterey to Los Angeles	56	83.9%	3.2 min	0.0%
MRY–DEN	Monterey to Denver	55	96.4%	-11.1 min	0.0%
MRY–SFO	Monterey to San Francisco	48	72.9%	17.1 min	0.0%
MRY–SAN	Monterey to San Diego	17	76.5%	-0.7 min	5.9%
MRY–DFW	Monterey to Dallas/Fort Worth	13	76.9%	11.6 min	0.0%
MRY–LAS	Monterey to Las Vegas	8	75.0%	3.6 min	0.0%
MRY–SEA	Monterey to Seattle	6	100.0%	-11.0 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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	63.0%	38.2%	3,308
Late-arriving aircraft	16.0%	37.2%	841
National Aviation System	10.6%	18.5%	556
Extreme weather	9.9%	6.0%	520
Security	0.5%	0.2%	24

5,249 delay minutes on 52 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 MRY on time in February 2026?

83.1% of 308 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.5% 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, 81.1% of 366 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 83.1% and 0.3% 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 MRY · methodology · corrections.