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Airport month · December 2024
Pittsburgh International in December 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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,392 domestic departures from Pittsburgh International (PIT). 80.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.9% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so PIT departures were 3.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 3,372 departures with 86.6% leaving on time: a change of −5.7 points, with flights up 1%.
Flights arriving at PIT that month were on time 77.9% of the time (3,390 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, national aviation system 33%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and air carrier 31%.
- On time 77.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.3%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.2%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | PIT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.9% | 86.6% | 80.7% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 77.9% | 88.1% | 79.7% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 13.8 min | 9.4 min | 14.4 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 113 | 112 | 117 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,392 | 3,372 | 42,857 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 876 | 26% | 80.9% | 1.0 min | 0.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 837 | 25% | 78.0% | 5.1 min | 0.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 368 | 11% | 80.7% | 7.2 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 244 | 7% | 79.1% | 1.6 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 237 | 7% | 78.5% | 3.6 min | 1.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 154 | 5% | 72.7% | 9.4 min | 1.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 144 | 4% | 63.9% | 18.1 min | 0.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 133 | 4% | 80.5% | 0.8 min | 1.5% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 106 | 3% | 68.9% | 13.6 min | 3.8% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 101 | 3% | 78.2% | 1.8 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 91 | 3% | 64.8% | 33.5 min | 2.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 68 | 2% | 79.4% | 3.2 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT–ORD | Pittsburgh to Chicago | 240 | 83.3% | 4.6 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–ATL | Pittsburgh to Atlanta | 230 | 83.0% | -3.0 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–LGA | Pittsburgh to New York | 225 | 79.1% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–EWR | Pittsburgh to Newark | 193 | 72.0% | 4.4 min | 2.1% |
| PIT–BOS | Pittsburgh to Boston | 181 | 74.6% | 8.4 min | 2.8% |
| PIT–CLT | Pittsburgh to Charlotte | 168 | 79.8% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–MCO | Pittsburgh to Orlando | 160 | 83.8% | 1.2 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–JFK | Pittsburgh to New York | 141 | 73.8% | 14.2 min | 0.0% |
| PIT–DEN | Pittsburgh to Denver | 136 | 79.4% | 6.1 min | 0.7% |
| PIT–DCA | Pittsburgh to Washington | 124 | 75.0% | 13.8 min | 1.6% |
| PIT–DTW | Pittsburgh to Detroit | 111 | 85.6% | -4.6 min | 1.8% |
| PIT–MSP | Pittsburgh to Minneapolis | 106 | 81.1% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PIT on time in December 2024?
80.9% of 3,392 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.9% 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, 86.6% of 3,372 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 80.9% and 0.6% 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 PIT · methodology · corrections.