Rochester International in February 2026

76.1%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 113 domestic departures from Rochester International (RST). 76.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.6% reached their destination on time; 0.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so RST departures were 2.0 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1 departures with 100.0% leaving on time: a change of −23.9 points, with flights up 11200%.

Flights arriving at RST that month were on time 72.6% of the time (113 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 26% and extreme weather 19%.

On time 72.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 27.4%
Cancelled 0.0%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from RST 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	RST, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	76.1%	100.0%	70.3%	78.1%
Arrived on time	72.6%	100.0%	67.6%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.0%	0.0%	4.0%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	21.9 min	0.0 min	27.9 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	0	4	17,168
Scheduled departures	113	1	1,365	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MQ Envoy Air	58	51%	74.1%	7.0 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	55	49%	70.9%	17.7 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
RST–ORD	Rochester to Chicago	86	69.8%	15.1 min	0.0%
RST–MSP	Rochester to Minneapolis	27	81.5%	3.1 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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	44.2%	38.2%	1,076
Late-arriving aircraft	26.1%	37.2%	634
National Aviation System	10.9%	18.5%	265
Extreme weather	18.8%	6.0%	458
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

2,433 delay minutes on 31 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 RST on time in February 2026?

76.1% of 113 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.6% 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, 100.0% of 1 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 76.1% and 0.0% 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 RST · methodology · corrections.