St Pete Clearwater International in July 2026

73.7%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 969 domestic departures from St Pete Clearwater International (PIE). 73.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.8% reached their destination on time; 0.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so PIE departures were 4.9 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 1,003 departures with 73.6% leaving on time: a change of +0.1 points, with flights down 3%.

Flights arriving at PIE that month were on time 65.2% of the time (969 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, national aviation system 25% and air carrier 17%.

On time 71.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 27.8%
Cancelled 0.0%
Diverted 0.4%

Every scheduled departure from PIE in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	PIE, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	73.7%	73.6%	78.7%	68.8%
Arrived on time	71.8%	71.8%	76.3%	69.4%
Cancelled	0.0%	0.0%	0.6%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	23.2 min	17.4 min	15.5 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	32	33	25	21,066
Scheduled departures	969	1,003	9,050	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	969	100%	71.8%	19.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
PIE–AVL	St. Petersburg to Asheville	54	74.1%	9.3 min	0.0%
PIE–TYS	St. Petersburg to Knoxville	51	64.7%	44.0 min	0.0%
PIE–CVG	St. Petersburg to Cincinnati	44	72.7%	25.8 min	0.0%
PIE–ABE	St. Petersburg to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	28	64.3%	36.1 min	0.0%
PIE–GRR	St. Petersburg to Grand Rapids	28	53.6%	30.0 min	0.0%
PIE–EYW	St. Petersburg to Key West	27	70.4%	11.0 min	0.0%
PIE–LCK	St. Petersburg to Columbus	27	51.9%	44.6 min	0.0%
PIE–HTS	St. Petersburg to Ashland	26	53.8%	31.4 min	0.0%
PIE–SGF	St. Petersburg to Springfield	26	69.2%	10.7 min	0.0%
PIE–IND	St. Petersburg to Indianapolis	25	68.0%	13.5 min	0.0%
PIE–LEX	St. Petersburg to Lexington	24	79.2%	6.0 min	0.0%
PIE–PIT	St. Petersburg to Pittsburgh	23	39.1%	36.4 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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	17.4%	31.7%	4,151
Late-arriving aircraft	40.3%	41.8%	9,634
National Aviation System	25.3%	19.9%	6,044
Extreme weather	17.0%	6.5%	4,052
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

23,881 delay minutes on 269 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 PIE on time in July 2026?

73.7% of 969 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 73.6% of 1,003 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 73.7% and 0.0% in July 2026.

Provenance

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