South Bend International in July 2026

72.8%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 676 domestic departures from South Bend International (SBN). 72.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.5% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so SBN departures were 4.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 673 departures with 72.8% leaving on time: a change of 0.0 points, with flights up 0%.

Flights arriving at SBN that month were on time 67.6% of the time (676 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 53%, late-arriving aircraft 20% and national aviation system 14%.

On time 72.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.3%
Cancelled 1.5%
Diverted 0.7%

Every scheduled departure from SBN 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	SBN, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	72.8%	72.8%	74.0%	68.8%
Arrived on time	72.5%	67.5%	70.3%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.5%	1.3%	2.5%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	30.4 min	26.7 min	27.3 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	23	22	22	21,066
Scheduled departures	676	673	8,096	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	460	68%	72.2%	23.6 min	1.7%
OH PSA Airlines	118	17%	75.4%	3.2 min	1.7%
G4 Allegiant Air	98	14%	70.4%	17.4 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
SBN–ORD	South Bend to Chicago	217	65.9%	27.5 min	3.2%
SBN–DFW	South Bend to Dallas/Fort Worth	92	81.5%	4.1 min	1.1%
SBN–ATL	South Bend to Atlanta	89	66.3%	41.5 min	1.1%
SBN–CLT	South Bend to Charlotte	87	73.6%	7.2 min	1.1%
SBN–DTW	South Bend to Detroit	62	83.9%	9.5 min	0.0%
SBN–MSP	South Bend to Minneapolis	31	90.3%	1.8 min	0.0%
SBN–SFB	South Bend to Sanford	27	74.1%	21.9 min	0.0%
SBN–PGD	South Bend to Punta Gorda	16	93.8%	-14.1 min	0.0%
SBN–AZA	South Bend to Phoenix	14	50.0%	11.8 min	0.0%
SBN–PIE	South Bend to St. Petersburg	14	85.7%	14.1 min	0.0%
SBN–FLL	South Bend to Fort Lauderdale	9	0.0%	88.3 min	0.0%
SBN–LAS	South Bend to Las Vegas	9	88.9%	19.1 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	53.0%	31.7%	9,911
Late-arriving aircraft	20.0%	41.8%	3,736
National Aviation System	13.8%	19.9%	2,578
Extreme weather	13.3%	6.5%	2,482
Security	0.0%	0.1%	5

18,712 delay minutes on 171 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 July 2026?

72.8% of 676 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.5% 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, 72.8% of 673 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 72.8% and 1.5% 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 SBN · methodology · corrections.