Roanoke Blacksburg Regional in March 2026

65.3%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 167 domestic departures from Roanoke Blacksburg Regional (ROA). 65.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 62.9% reached their destination on time; 6.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so ROA departures were 7.5 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 110 departures with 64.5% leaving on time: a change of +0.8 points, with flights up 52%.

Flights arriving at ROA that month were on time 63.5% of the time (167 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 50%, national aviation system 29% and late-arriving aircraft 14%.

On time 62.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 31.1%
Cancelled 6.0%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from ROA in March 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	ROA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	65.3%	64.5%	70.8%	72.8%
Arrived on time	62.9%	68.2%	69.2%	73.2%
Cancelled	6.0%	1.8%	3.2%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	33.2 min	34.6 min	29.1 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	6	4	6	20,403
Scheduled departures	167	110	2,066	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
YX Republic Airline	58	35%	62.1%	18.7 min	5.2%
OO SkyWest Airlines	51	31%	52.9%	46.5 min	7.8%
DL Delta Air Lines	31	19%	83.9%	4.6 min	6.5%
G4 Allegiant Air	27	16%	59.3%	19.8 min	3.7%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ROA–ORD	Roanoke to Chicago	58	65.5%	12.7 min	8.6%
ROA–ATL	Roanoke to Atlanta	55	70.9%	28.8 min	3.6%
ROA–LGA	Roanoke to New York	27	44.4%	45.8 min	7.4%
ROA–PIE	Roanoke to St. Petersburg	9	66.7%	6.7 min	0.0%
ROA–SFB	Roanoke to Sanford	9	55.6%	41.0 min	11.1%
ROA–SRQ	Roanoke to Sarasota/Bradenton	9	55.6%	14.0 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	50.4%	33.5%	2,614
Late-arriving aircraft	14.2%	39.3%	734
National Aviation System	29.3%	21.0%	1,517
Extreme weather	6.1%	5.9%	318
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

5,183 delay minutes on 52 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 ROA on time in March 2026?

65.3% of 167 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 62.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In March 2025, 64.5% of 110 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 65.3% and 6.0% in March 2026.

Provenance

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