Tri Cities in July 2026

70.6%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 180 domestic departures from Tri Cities (TRI). 70.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.8% reached their destination on time; 1.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so TRI departures were 1.8 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 171 departures with 71.9% leaving on time: a change of −1.3 points, with flights up 5%.

Flights arriving at TRI that month were on time 64.4% of the time (180 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 38% and extreme weather 14%.

On time 72.8%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.6%
Cancelled 1.7%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from TRI 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	TRI, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	70.6%	71.9%	76.1%	68.8%
Arrived on time	72.8%	70.8%	77.0%	69.4%
Cancelled	1.7%	0.6%	2.1%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	37.3 min	23.6 min	22.1 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	6	6	4	21,066
Scheduled departures	180	171	1,483	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	62	34%	72.6%	24.3 min	1.6%
OH PSA Airlines	59	33%	74.6%	23.8 min	3.4%
MQ Envoy Air	32	18%	93.8%	-12.3 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	27	15%	44.4%	45.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
TRI–ATL	Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport to Atlanta	62	72.6%	24.3 min	1.6%
TRI–DFW	Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport to Dallas/Fort Worth	60	75.0%	22.8 min	3.3%
TRI–ORD	Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport to Chicago	31	93.5%	-11.5 min	0.0%
TRI–SFB	Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport to Sanford	18	16.7%	69.7 min	0.0%
TRI–PIE	Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport to St. Petersburg	9	100.0%	-3.3 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), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	43.9%	31.7%	2,719
Late-arriving aircraft	37.9%	41.8%	2,348
National Aviation System	3.9%	19.9%	241
Extreme weather	14.4%	6.5%	891
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

6,199 delay minutes on 46 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 TRI on time in July 2026?

70.6% of 180 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.8% 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, 71.9% of 171 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 70.6% and 1.7% 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 TRI · methodology · corrections.