On-Time Report

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Airport month · October 2024

South Bend International in October 2024

83.7%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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 631 domestic departures from South Bend International (SBN). 83.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 85.9% reached their destination on time; 1.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so SBN departures were 1.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 574 departures with 87.1% leaving on time: a change of −3.4 points, with flights up 10%.

Flights arriving at SBN that month were on time 82.3% of the time (631 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 70%, late-arriving aircraft 22% and national aviation system 7%.

Every scheduled departure from SBN in October 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

MeasureOct 2024Oct 2023SBN, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, Oct 2024
Departed on time83.7%87.1%74.0%85.5%
Arrived on time85.9%86.2%70.3%85.8%
Cancelled1.4%0.0%2.5%1.0%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)11.2 min17.9 min27.3 min9.4 min
Scheduled departures a day21192220,517
Scheduled departures6315748,096615,497

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines42267%87.7%-2.4 min0.2%
OH PSA Airlines12319%83.7%-0.2 min0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air7111%78.9%-5.0 min11.3%
UA United Airlines81%75.0%-9.2 min0.0%
YX Republic Airline61%100.0%-12.5 min0.0%
9E Endeavor Air10%100.0%-15.0 min0.0%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
SBN–ORDSouth Bend to Chicago18984.7%-1.2 min0.0%
SBN–CLTSouth Bend to Charlotte12383.7%-0.2 min0.0%
SBN–ATLSouth Bend to Atlanta8987.6%-2.8 min1.1%
SBN–DFWSouth Bend to Dallas/Fort Worth8792.0%-3.5 min0.0%
SBN–DTWSouth Bend to Detroit3183.9%4.7 min0.0%
SBN–MSPSouth Bend to Minneapolis3196.8%-13.1 min0.0%
SBN–PGDSouth Bend to Punta Gorda1580.0%11.1 min6.7%
SBN–SFBSouth Bend to Sanford1478.6%-7.4 min14.3%
SBN–LASSouth Bend to Las Vegas977.8%-6.6 min0.0%
SBN–PIESouth Bend to St. Petersburg966.7%-13.0 min22.2%
SBN–AZASouth Bend to Phoenix8100.0%-18.2 min0.0%
SBN–SRQSouth Bend to Sarasota/Bradenton850.0%8.2 min37.5%

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), October 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNational, Oct 2024Minutes
Air carrier70.3%42.7%4,026
Late-arriving aircraft21.6%37.4%1,235
National Aviation System7.3%16.3%420
Extreme weather0.4%3.4%23
Security0.3%0.2%19
5,723 delay minutes on 80 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.
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Questions and answers

How many flights left SBN on time in October 2024?

83.7% of 631 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 85.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In October 2023, 87.1% of 574 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 83.7% and 1.4% in October 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SBN · methodology · corrections.