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Airport month · October 2024
Pittsburgh International in October 2024
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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,928 domestic departures from Pittsburgh International (PIT). 88.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 89.4% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so PIT departures were 3.2 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 3,748 departures with 88.7% leaving on time: a change of 0.0 points, with flights up 5%.
Flights arriving at PIT that month were on time 86.2% of the time (3,924 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, late-arriving aircraft 36% and national aviation system 27%.
- On time 89.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 9.3%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.0%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | PIT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 88.7% | 88.7% | 80.7% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 89.4% | 88.7% | 79.7% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 7.5 min | 8.2 min | 14.4 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 131 | 125 | 117 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,928 | 3,748 | 42,857 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 870 | 22% | 93.9% | -10.3 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 868 | 22% | 85.8% | -2.5 min | 4.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 654 | 17% | 87.9% | -0.8 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 332 | 8% | 96.1% | -12.7 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 316 | 8% | 91.1% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 304 | 8% | 79.9% | 3.3 min | 2.3% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 149 | 4% | 96.0% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 110 | 3% | 90.0% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 98 | 2% | 91.8% | -4.8 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 96 | 2% | 81.3% | -1.9 min | 10.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 40 | 1% | 87.5% | -3.1 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 36 | 1% | 83.3% | -4.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT–LGA | Pittsburgh to New York | 284 | 92.3% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–ORD | Pittsburgh to Chicago | 264 | 90.5% | -0.4 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–EWR | Pittsburgh to Newark | 258 | 90.7% | -9.1 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–ATL | Pittsburgh to Atlanta | 253 | 94.5% | -10.5 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–PHL | Pittsburgh to Philadelphia | 204 | 83.8% | 1.3 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–CLT | Pittsburgh to Charlotte | 203 | 89.7% | 1.5 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–BOS | Pittsburgh to Boston | 199 | 91.5% | -6.5 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–MCO | Pittsburgh to Orlando | 192 | 80.2% | 1.2 min | 7.3% |
| PIT–DEN | Pittsburgh to Denver | 167 | 89.2% | -8.5 min | 0.6% |
| PIT–JFK | Pittsburgh to New York | 155 | 96.8% | -10.1 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–DCA | Pittsburgh to Washington | 142 | 88.0% | -6.5 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–DFW | Pittsburgh to Dallas/Fort Worth | 138 | 93.5% | -14.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PIT on time in October 2024?
88.7% of 3,928 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 89.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 88.7% of 3,748 departures left on time and 0.1% were cancelled, against 88.7% and 1.3% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PIT · methodology · corrections.