Springfield-Branson National in May 2026

74.8%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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 739 domestic departures from Springfield-Branson National (SGF). 74.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.0% reached their destination on time; 2.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so SGF departures were 2.3 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 819 departures with 74.4% leaving on time: a change of +0.4 points, with flights down 10%.

Flights arriving at SGF that month were on time 78.6% of the time (739 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 42%, air carrier 31% and extreme weather 15%.

On time 76.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 21.4%
Cancelled 2.3%
Diverted 0.3%

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

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

Measure	May 2026	May 2025	SGF, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time	74.8%	74.4%	78.5%	77.1%
Arrived on time	76.0%	69.6%	77.2%	77.6%
Cancelled	2.3%	1.3%	1.9%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.2 min	26.7 min	18.2 min	16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	25	27	24	20,391
Scheduled departures	739	819	8,569	611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MQ Envoy Air	401	54%	78.3%	4.4 min	2.7%
OO SkyWest Airlines	165	22%	79.4%	2.7 min	0.6%
G4 Allegiant Air	71	10%	56.3%	23.5 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	51	7%	74.5%	29.0 min	3.9%
OH PSA Airlines	51	7%	76.5%	-1.3 min	5.9%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
SGF–DFW	Springfield to Dallas/Fort Worth	271	73.8%	10.3 min	5.2%
SGF–DEN	Springfield to Denver	120	80.8%	1.9 min	0.0%
SGF–ORD	Springfield to Chicago	120	80.0%	-2.4 min	0.8%
SGF–CLT	Springfield to Charlotte	102	86.3%	-4.8 min	0.0%
SGF–ATL	Springfield to Atlanta	51	74.5%	29.0 min	3.9%
SGF–PIE	Springfield to St. Petersburg	15	66.7%	20.3 min	0.0%
SGF–AZA	Springfield to Phoenix	14	50.0%	14.7 min	0.0%
SGF–SFB	Springfield to Sanford	13	23.1%	59.4 min	0.0%
SGF–LAS	Springfield to Las Vegas	11	100.0%	-6.1 min	0.0%
SGF–PGD	Springfield to Punta Gorda	9	77.8%	3.9 min	0.0%
SGF–VPS	Springfield to Valparaiso	6	33.3%	47.0 min	0.0%
SGF–GUF	Springfield to Gulf Shores	3	0.0%	46.0 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), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, May 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	31.1%	33.0%	3,886
Late-arriving aircraft	42.4%	40.4%	5,299
National Aviation System	11.2%	20.5%	1,407
Extreme weather	15.3%	6.0%	1,915
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

12,507 delay minutes on 158 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 May 2026?

74.8% of 739 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In May 2025, 74.4% of 819 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 74.8% and 2.3% in May 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 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.