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Airport month · May 2026
Frederick Douglass Grtr Rochester 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 930 domestic departures from Frederick Douglass Grtr Rochester International (ROC). 81.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.9% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so ROC departures were 4.1 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 821 departures with 76.7% leaving on time: a change of +4.5 points, with flights up 13%.
Flights arriving at ROC that month were on time 79.4% of the time (930 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 42%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 22%.
- On time 80.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.1%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.1%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | ROC, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.2% | 76.7% | 75.3% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 80.9% | 76.0% | 74.8% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.2 min | 16.3 min | 19.9 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 31 | 27 | 28 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 930 | 821 | 10,281 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 213 | 23% | 86.4% | -2.8 min | 1.9% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 185 | 20% | 78.4% | 6.0 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 104 | 11% | 85.6% | 12.3 min | 1.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 91 | 10% | 81.3% | 7.4 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 90 | 10% | 70.0% | 30.1 min | 2.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 81 | 9% | 82.7% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 65 | 7% | 90.8% | -8.0 min | 1.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 64 | 7% | 65.6% | 21.8 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 23 | 2% | 82.6% | 6.8 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 14 | 2% | 71.4% | 0.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROC–ORD | Rochester to Chicago | 222 | 81.1% | 9.9 min | 1.4% |
| ROC–BWI | Rochester to Baltimore | 93 | 87.1% | 1.6 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–CLT | Rochester to Charlotte | 92 | 83.7% | -3.7 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–ATL | Rochester to Atlanta | 91 | 81.3% | 7.4 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–DCA | Rochester to Washington | 91 | 67.0% | 32.8 min | 3.3% |
| ROC–BOS | Rochester to Boston | 87 | 82.8% | -2.4 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–EWR | Rochester to Newark | 81 | 88.9% | 1.2 min | 2.5% |
| ROC–MDW | Rochester to Chicago | 57 | 84.2% | -1.0 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–MCO | Rochester to Orlando | 53 | 62.3% | 19.5 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–JFK | Rochester to New York | 42 | 95.2% | -15.7 min | 2.4% |
| ROC–SRQ | Rochester to Sarasota/Bradenton | 8 | 87.5% | -9.6 min | 0.0% |
| ROC–PGD | Rochester to Punta Gorda | 5 | 60.0% | 12.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ROC on time in May 2026?
81.2% of 930 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.9% 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, 76.7% of 821 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 81.2% and 1.0% 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 ROC · methodology · corrections.