Springfield-Branson National in April 2026

82.1%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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 647 domestic departures from Springfield-Branson National (SGF). 82.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.8% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so SGF departures were 3.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 738 departures with 69.0% leaving on time: a change of +13.1 points, with flights down 12%.

Flights arriving at SGF that month were on time 78.9% of the time (648 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 26% and national aviation system 18%.

On time 79.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.7%
Cancelled 1.5%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from SGF in April 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Apr 2026	Apr 2025	SGF, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	82.1%	69.0%	78.5%	79.1%
Arrived on time	79.8%	65.7%	77.2%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.5%	1.6%	1.9%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	21.2 min	35.5 min	18.2 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	22	25	24	19,931
Scheduled departures	647	738	8,569	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MQ Envoy Air	357	55%	84.9%	11.2 min	1.7%
OO SkyWest Airlines	165	26%	70.9%	10.0 min	1.8%
OH PSA Airlines	55	9%	85.5%	17.7 min	1.8%
G4 Allegiant Air	42	6%	64.3%	6.8 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	28	4%	78.6%	2.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
SGF–DFW	Springfield to Dallas/Fort Worth	256	82.0%	16.0 min	1.2%
SGF–ORD	Springfield to Chicago	140	75.0%	17.4 min	2.9%
SGF–CLT	Springfield to Charlotte	90	91.1%	1.5 min	1.1%
SGF–DEN	Springfield to Denver	90	76.7%	-0.2 min	2.2%
SGF–ATL	Springfield to Atlanta	28	78.6%	2.0 min	0.0%
SGF–AZA	Springfield to Phoenix	9	44.4%	17.2 min	0.0%
SGF–PIE	Springfield to St. Petersburg	9	66.7%	6.0 min	0.0%
SGF–LAS	Springfield to Las Vegas	8	87.5%	-7.9 min	0.0%
SGF–PGD	Springfield to Punta Gorda	8	87.5%	-5.9 min	0.0%
SGF–SFB	Springfield to Sanford	8	37.5%	23.3 min	0.0%
SGF–MIA	Springfield to Miami	1	100.0%	-15.0 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), April 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Apr 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	25.7%	33.5%	3,494
Late-arriving aircraft	43.9%	40.4%	5,951
National Aviation System	17.5%	21.0%	2,376
Extreme weather	12.7%	5.0%	1,724
Security	0.2%	0.1%	24

13,569 delay minutes on 121 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 SGF on time in April 2026?

82.1% of 647 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In April 2025, 69.0% of 738 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 82.1% and 1.5% in April 2026.

Provenance

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