Roanoke Blacksburg Regional in July 2026

59.0%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 222 domestic departures from Roanoke Blacksburg Regional (ROA). 59.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 61.3% reached their destination on time; 4.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so ROA departures were 9.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 148 departures with 64.9% leaving on time: a change of −5.9 points, with flights up 50%.

Flights arriving at ROA that month were on time 52.3% of the time (222 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 52%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 8%.

On time 61.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 33.8%
Cancelled 4.5%
Diverted 0.5%

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

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	ROA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	59.0%	64.9%	70.8%	68.8%
Arrived on time	61.3%	60.8%	69.2%	69.4%
Cancelled	4.5%	2.0%	3.2%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	36.7 min	79.4 min	29.1 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	7	5	6	21,066
Scheduled departures	222	148	2,066	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	62	28%	69.4%	20.9 min	4.8%
YX Republic Airline	62	28%	56.5%	29.9 min	11.3%
OH PSA Airlines	49	22%	53.1%	27.7 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	31	14%	90.3%	-4.8 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	18	8%	22.2%	81.5 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ROA–ORD	Roanoke to Chicago	93	72.0%	18.1 min	6.5%
ROA–ATL	Roanoke to Atlanta	31	90.3%	-4.8 min	0.0%
ROA–DFW	Roanoke to Dallas/Fort Worth	31	71.0%	17.3 min	0.0%
ROA–LGA	Roanoke to New York	31	35.5%	48.9 min	12.9%
ROA–CLT	Roanoke to Charlotte	18	22.2%	45.6 min	0.0%
ROA–PIE	Roanoke to St. Petersburg	9	44.4%	38.6 min	0.0%
ROA–SFB	Roanoke to Sanford	9	0.0%	124.4 min	0.0%

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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	37.2%	31.7%	2,628
Late-arriving aircraft	51.5%	41.8%	3,632
National Aviation System	7.6%	19.9%	536
Extreme weather	3.7%	6.5%	261
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

7,057 delay minutes on 75 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 July 2026?

59.0% of 222 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 61.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 64.9% of 148 departures left on time and 2.0% were cancelled, against 59.0% and 4.5% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.