Worcester Regional in December 2024

75.8%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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 120 domestic departures from Worcester Regional (ORH). 75.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.8% reached their destination on time; 2.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so ORH departures were 2.0 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 96 departures with 74.0% leaving on time: a change of +1.8 points, with flights up 25%.

Flights arriving at ORH that month were on time 78.3% of the time (120 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 73%, national aviation system 19% and air carrier 5%.

On time 70.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.7%
Cancelled 2.5%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from ORH in December 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	ORH, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Dec 2024
Departed on time	75.8%	74.0%	74.4%	77.8%
Arrived on time	70.8%	78.1%	67.5%	78.1%
Cancelled	2.5%	0.0%	1.9%	0.7%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	24.7 min	20.1 min	26.9 min	16.6 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	3	2	19,686
Scheduled departures	120	96	794	590,581

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
B6 JetBlue Airways	71	59%	74.6%	9.8 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	31	26%	64.5%	3.9 min	6.5%
9E Endeavor Air	18	15%	66.7%	64.3 min	5.6%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ORH–FLL	Worcester to Fort Lauderdale	31	80.6%	-1.5 min	0.0%
ORH–JFK	Worcester to New York	31	64.5%	3.9 min	6.5%
ORH–MCO	Worcester to Orlando	31	71.0%	21.3 min	0.0%
ORH–LGA	Worcester to New York	18	66.7%	64.3 min	5.6%
ORH–RSW	Worcester to Fort Myers	9	66.7%	8.9 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), December 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Dec 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	5.3%	34.3%	158
Late-arriving aircraft	72.5%	40.2%	2,162
National Aviation System	19.2%	17.8%	572
Extreme weather	2.8%	7.5%	84
Security	0.2%	0.2%	7

2,983 delay minutes on 32 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 ORH on time in December 2024?

75.8% of 120 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In December 2023, 74.0% of 96 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 75.8% and 2.5% in December 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ORH · methodology · corrections.