Pittsburgh International 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 2,943 domestic departures from Pittsburgh International (PIT). 83.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 81.2% reached their destination on time; 2.7% were cancelled.

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

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 2,936 departures with 82.3% leaving on time: a change of +0.8 points, with flights up 0%.

Flights arriving at PIT that month were on time 76.8% of the time (2,943 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 28%.

On time 81.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.9%
Cancelled 2.7%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from PIT 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	PIT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	83.1%	82.3%	80.7%	78.1%
Arrived on time	81.2%	77.4%	79.7%	78.3%
Cancelled	2.7%	1.7%	2.0%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	10.7 min	14.2 min	14.4 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	98	98	117	17,168
Scheduled departures	2,943	2,936	42,857	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
YX Republic Airline	799	27%	79.7%	-4.2 min	6.3%
WN Southwest Airlines	752	26%	86.0%	-5.0 min	0.3%
AA American Airlines	361	12%	80.6%	-4.5 min	1.7%
UA United Airlines	279	9%	84.9%	-0.6 min	0.4%
DL Delta Air Lines	238	8%	87.8%	-13.1 min	0.4%
NK Spirit Airlines	100	3%	76.0%	-1.0 min	7.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	95	3%	64.2%	8.4 min	9.5%
G4 Allegiant Air	93	3%	87.1%	-0.6 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	82	3%	64.6%	28.0 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	63	2%	69.8%	9.9 min	1.6%
OH PSA Airlines	42	1%	52.4%	51.7 min	4.8%
AS Alaska Airlines	21	1%	76.2%	0.6 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
PIT–ORD	Pittsburgh to Chicago	257	84.8%	-1.0 min	0.4%
PIT–LGA	Pittsburgh to New York	223	79.4%	-6.3 min	8.5%
PIT–ATL	Pittsburgh to Atlanta	210	91.4%	-15.7 min	0.5%
PIT–MCO	Pittsburgh to Orlando	195	85.1%	-2.3 min	1.5%
PIT–EWR	Pittsburgh to Newark	138	84.8%	-16.5 min	8.0%
PIT–CLT	Pittsburgh to Charlotte	132	75.0%	1.2 min	3.8%
PIT–BOS	Pittsburgh to Boston	115	75.7%	0.8 min	7.8%
PIT–JFK	Pittsburgh to New York	115	73.0%	6.2 min	10.4%
PIT–FLL	Pittsburgh to Fort Lauderdale	110	75.5%	-2.6 min	4.5%
PIT–DCA	Pittsburgh to Washington	109	49.5%	40.0 min	4.6%
PIT–DTW	Pittsburgh to Detroit	106	70.8%	17.3 min	0.0%
PIT–IAD	Pittsburgh to Washington	104	87.5%	-7.3 min	1.0%

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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	30.6%	38.2%	9,027
Late-arriving aircraft	35.8%	37.2%	10,556
National Aviation System	28.2%	18.5%	8,322
Extreme weather	5.3%	6.0%	1,555
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

29,460 delay minutes on 468 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 PIT on time in February 2026?

83.1% of 2,943 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 81.2% 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, 82.3% of 2,936 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 83.1% and 2.7% 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 PIT · methodology · corrections.