Sarasota/Bradenton International in April 2026

81.7%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 1,806 domestic departures from Sarasota/Bradenton International (SRQ). 81.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.8% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so SRQ departures were 2.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 1,750 departures with 83.0% leaving on time: a change of −1.3 points, with flights up 3%.

Flights arriving at SRQ that month were on time 80.2% of the time (1,806 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 24%.

On time 80.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 17.9%
Cancelled 1.0%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from SRQ 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	SRQ, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Apr 2026
Departed on time	81.7%	83.0%	79.1%	79.1%
Arrived on time	80.8%	81.9%	78.8%	78.9%
Cancelled	1.0%	0.5%	1.7%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	12.8 min	12.1 min	16.6 min	14.5 min
Scheduled departures a day	60	58	48	19,931
Scheduled departures	1,806	1,750	17,427	597,919

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	400	22%	81.5%	4.7 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	374	21%	83.7%	4.5 min	2.4%
G4 Allegiant Air	333	18%	83.5%	1.2 min	0.0%
AA American Airlines	189	10%	75.7%	3.8 min	2.1%
UA United Airlines	178	10%	80.3%	6.1 min	1.7%
B6 JetBlue Airways	100	6%	72.0%	24.3 min	0.0%
YX Republic Airline	81	4%	70.4%	11.6 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	72	4%	90.3%	-8.5 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	52	3%	76.9%	3.9 min	0.0%
F9 Frontier Airlines	27	1%	85.2%	-5.8 min	7.4%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
SRQ–ATL	Sarasota/Bradenton to Atlanta	215	90.2%	-0.7 min	1.4%
SRQ–CLT	Sarasota/Bradenton to Charlotte	139	82.7%	-3.3 min	0.0%
SRQ–ORD	Sarasota/Bradenton to Chicago	125	63.2%	18.9 min	4.8%
SRQ–BWI	Sarasota/Bradenton to Baltimore	120	87.5%	-0.8 min	0.0%
SRQ–BOS	Sarasota/Bradenton to Boston	105	74.3%	18.2 min	0.0%
SRQ–EWR	Sarasota/Bradenton to Newark	90	91.1%	-5.9 min	0.0%
SRQ–JFK	Sarasota/Bradenton to New York	71	71.8%	13.9 min	2.8%
SRQ–BNA	Sarasota/Bradenton to Nashville	68	82.4%	3.7 min	0.0%
SRQ–DCA	Sarasota/Bradenton to Washington	60	66.7%	15.1 min	0.0%
SRQ–LGA	Sarasota/Bradenton to New York	60	73.3%	21.1 min	1.7%
SRQ–MDW	Sarasota/Bradenton to Chicago	51	66.7%	13.3 min	0.0%
SRQ–MCO	Sarasota/Bradenton to Orlando	50	86.0%	5.6 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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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	30.5%	33.5%	6,753
Late-arriving aircraft	44.2%	40.4%	9,804
National Aviation System	23.6%	21.0%	5,220
Extreme weather	1.7%	5.0%	385
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

22,162 delay minutes on 324 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 SRQ on time in April 2026?

81.7% of 1,806 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.8% 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, 83.0% of 1,750 departures left on time and 0.5% were cancelled, against 81.7% and 1.0% 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 SRQ · methodology · corrections.