South Bend International in February 2026

73.1%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 620 domestic departures from South Bend International (SBN). 73.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.9% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so SBN departures were 5.0 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 572 departures with 75.2% leaving on time: a change of −2.1 points, with flights up 8%.

Flights arriving at SBN that month were on time 67.5% of the time (621 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 25% and national aviation system 15%.

On time 68.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.5%
Cancelled 0.6%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from SBN 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	SBN, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	73.1%	75.2%	74.0%	78.1%
Arrived on time	68.9%	70.6%	70.3%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.6%	2.1%	2.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	27.9 min	26.5 min	27.3 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	21	19	22	17,168
Scheduled departures	620	572	8,096	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	437	70%	68.9%	21.0 min	0.5%
G4 Allegiant Air	94	15%	68.1%	12.6 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	73	12%	72.6%	16.7 min	2.7%
YX Republic Airline	16	3%	56.3%	25.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
SBN–ORD	South Bend to Chicago	219	68.5%	17.5 min	0.0%
SBN–ATL	South Bend to Atlanta	78	73.1%	12.7 min	2.6%
SBN–CLT	South Bend to Charlotte	73	72.6%	16.7 min	2.7%
SBN–DFW	South Bend to Dallas/Fort Worth	56	71.4%	21.2 min	0.0%
SBN–DTW	South Bend to Detroit	56	62.5%	40.0 min	0.0%
SBN–MSP	South Bend to Minneapolis	28	67.9%	33.1 min	0.0%
SBN–PGD	South Bend to Punta Gorda	24	66.7%	7.6 min	0.0%
SBN–SFB	South Bend to Sanford	24	58.3%	23.3 min	0.0%
SBN–IAD	South Bend to Washington	16	56.3%	25.8 min	0.0%
SBN–PIE	South Bend to St. Petersburg	11	90.9%	-14.5 min	0.0%
SBN–SRQ	South Bend to Sarasota/Bradenton	11	72.7%	8.8 min	0.0%
SBN–AZA	South Bend to Phoenix	8	87.5%	-2.7 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), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	48.2%	38.2%	8,635
Late-arriving aircraft	25.4%	37.2%	4,541
National Aviation System	14.8%	18.5%	2,649
Extreme weather	11.4%	6.0%	2,036
Security	0.3%	0.2%	48

17,909 delay minutes on 189 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 SBN on time in February 2026?

73.1% of 620 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.9% 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, 75.2% of 572 departures left on time and 2.1% were cancelled, against 73.1% and 0.6% 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 SBN · methodology · corrections.