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Airport month · May 2026
Rhode Island Tf Green International in May 2026
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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,366 domestic departures from Rhode Island Tf Green International (PVD). 81.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.4% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so PVD departures were 4.5 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,371 departures with 79.5% leaving on time: a change of +2.1 points, with flights down 0%.
Flights arriving at PVD that month were on time 77.5% of the time (1,363 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, national aviation system 22% and air carrier 21%.
- On time 82.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.8%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.2%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | PVD, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.6% | 79.5% | 78.3% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 82.4% | 75.0% | 76.9% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.5 min | 15.0 min | 16.5 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 46 | 46 | 43 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,366 | 1,371 | 15,595 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 470 | 34% | 81.1% | 0.2 min | 0.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 226 | 17% | 80.5% | 2.7 min | 0.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 222 | 16% | 90.1% | -8.4 min | 0.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 120 | 9% | 88.3% | -9.0 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 115 | 8% | 67.0% | 10.7 min | 3.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 112 | 8% | 85.7% | 11.0 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 45 | 3% | 91.1% | -11.6 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 43 | 3% | 74.4% | 5.5 min | 2.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 13 | 1% | 84.6% | 7.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD–DCA | Providence to Washington | 213 | 70.9% | 8.8 min | 1.9% |
| PVD–ORD | Providence to Chicago | 181 | 83.4% | 4.7 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–MCO | Providence to Orlando | 174 | 82.2% | -1.5 min | 0.6% |
| PVD–BWI | Providence to Baltimore | 167 | 89.8% | -5.8 min | 0.6% |
| PVD–ATL | Providence to Atlanta | 120 | 88.3% | -9.0 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–CLT | Providence to Charlotte | 116 | 83.6% | 4.3 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–MDW | Providence to Chicago | 77 | 77.9% | 1.2 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–PHL | Providence to Philadelphia | 69 | 79.7% | -0.1 min | 2.9% |
| PVD–FLL | Providence to Fort Lauderdale | 52 | 82.7% | -3.1 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–PBI | Providence to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 44 | 90.9% | -7.1 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–BNA | Providence to Nashville | 31 | 71.0% | 7.8 min | 0.0% |
| PVD–JFK | Providence to New York | 31 | 100.0% | -18.5 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left PVD on time in May 2026?
81.6% of 1,366 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 79.5% of 1,371 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 81.6% and 0.6% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PVD · methodology · corrections.