Orlando Sanford International in February 2026

75.9%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 767 domestic departures from Orlando Sanford International (SFB). 75.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.1% reached their destination on time; 0.4% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so SFB departures were 2.2 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 804 departures with 74.9% leaving on time: a change of +1.0 points, with flights down 5%.

Flights arriving at SFB that month were on time 72.3% of the time (768 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 52%, late-arriving aircraft 18% and extreme weather 15%.

On time 71.1%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 28.3%
Cancelled 0.4%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from SFB 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	SFB, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	75.9%	74.9%	72.4%	78.1%
Arrived on time	71.1%	75.1%	69.5%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	22.8 min	19.3 min	24.9 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	26	27	28	17,168
Scheduled departures	767	804	10,115	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	767	100%	71.1%	19.7 min	0.4%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
SFB–ABE	Sanford to Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton	50	74.0%	18.5 min	0.0%
SFB–TYS	Sanford to Knoxville	47	74.5%	4.6 min	0.0%
SFB–GRR	Sanford to Grand Rapids	36	80.6%	7.6 min	0.0%
SFB–FNT	Sanford to Flint	33	81.8%	34.1 min	0.0%
SFB–AVL	Sanford to Asheville	31	61.3%	69.6 min	0.0%
SFB–ATW	Sanford to Appleton	27	77.8%	15.3 min	0.0%
SFB–SBN	Sanford to South Bend	24	79.2%	21.7 min	0.0%
SFB–BGR	Sanford to Bangor	23	78.3%	7.1 min	0.0%
SFB–MDT	Sanford to Harrisburg	19	94.7%	1.9 min	0.0%
SFB–CVG	Sanford to Cincinnati	18	72.2%	7.4 min	0.0%
SFB–ELM	Sanford to Elmira/Corning	17	64.7%	14.7 min	0.0%
SFB–PBG	Sanford to Plattsburgh	17	70.6%	8.0 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	52.0%	38.2%	9,720
Late-arriving aircraft	18.0%	37.2%	3,353
National Aviation System	14.5%	18.5%	2,700
Extreme weather	15.2%	6.0%	2,842
Security	0.3%	0.2%	64

18,679 delay minutes on 217 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 SFB on time in February 2026?

75.9% of 767 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.1% 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, 74.9% of 804 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 75.9% and 0.4% 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 SFB · methodology · corrections.