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Airport month · December 2024
Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach in December 2024
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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 639 domestic departures from Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (VPS). 75.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.5% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so VPS departures were 2.4 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 599 departures with 89.5% leaving on time: a change of −14.1 points, with flights up 7%.
Flights arriving at VPS that month were on time 75.2% of the time (640 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 43%, air carrier 32% and extreme weather 13%.
- On time 74.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.5%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.0%
December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | VPS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.4% | 89.5% | 77.6% | 77.8% |
| Arrived on time | 74.5% | 88.5% | 77.4% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 0.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 30.4 min | 11.0 min | 19.0 min | 16.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 21 | 20 | 30 | 19,686 |
| Scheduled departures | 639 | 599 | 10,982 | 590,581 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 184 | 29% | 81.5% | 9.3 min | 1.1% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 111 | 17% | 59.5% | 53.5 min | 7.2% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 110 | 17% | 83.6% | 9.5 min | 2.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 93 | 15% | 71.0% | 22.3 min | 1.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 88 | 14% | 69.3% | 17.8 min | 5.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 36 | 6% | 72.2% | 76.8 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 17 | 3% | 88.2% | -0.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS–ATL | Valparaiso to Atlanta | 159 | 83.0% | 9.4 min | 1.3% |
| VPS–DFW | Valparaiso to Dallas/Fort Worth | 103 | 69.9% | 22.6 min | 2.9% |
| VPS–CLT | Valparaiso to Charlotte | 87 | 72.4% | 39.3 min | 2.3% |
| VPS–BNA | Valparaiso to Nashville | 62 | 87.1% | 4.3 min | 1.6% |
| VPS–DCA | Valparaiso to Washington | 44 | 75.0% | 15.9 min | 2.3% |
| VPS–DAL | Valparaiso to Dallas | 31 | 77.4% | 19.8 min | 3.2% |
| VPS–MSP | Valparaiso to Minneapolis | 30 | 63.3% | 46.0 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–BLV | Valparaiso to Belleville | 26 | 53.8% | 108.2 min | 11.5% |
| VPS–CVG | Valparaiso to Cincinnati | 23 | 56.5% | 59.4 min | 8.7% |
| VPS–HOU | Valparaiso to Houston | 17 | 82.4% | 10.0 min | 5.9% |
| VPS–EWR | Valparaiso to Newark | 11 | 72.7% | 34.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–XNA | Valparaiso to Fayetteville | 11 | 54.5% | 12.5 min | 9.1% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left VPS on time in December 2024?
75.4% of 639 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2023, 89.5% of 599 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 75.4% and 3.0% in December 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for VPS · methodology · corrections.