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Airport month · December 2025
Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach in December 2025
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 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 658 domestic departures from Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (VPS). 81.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.8% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.0% of flights departed on time and 71.9% arrived on time, so VPS departures were 9.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in December 2024, the airport had 639 departures with 75.4% leaving on time: a change of +5.6 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at VPS that month were on time 77.7% of the time (658 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 58%, air carrier 25% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 82.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.8%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.2%
December 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | VPS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.0% | 75.4% | 77.6% | 72.0% |
| Arrived on time | 82.8% | 74.5% | 77.4% | 71.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.8 min | 30.4 min | 19.0 min | 21.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 22 | 21 | 30 | 19,410 |
| Scheduled departures | 658 | 639 | 10,982 | 582,304 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 184 | 28% | 84.2% | 2.4 min | 1.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 142 | 22% | 80.3% | 4.7 min | 0.7% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 108 | 16% | 91.7% | -2.4 min | 0.9% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 91 | 14% | 85.7% | -1.6 min | 1.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 69 | 10% | 78.3% | 7.6 min | 2.9% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 64 | 10% | 70.3% | 7.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS–ATL | Valparaiso to Atlanta | 159 | 83.6% | 3.9 min | 1.3% |
| VPS–DFW | Valparaiso to Dallas/Fort Worth | 109 | 77.1% | 8.4 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–CLT | Valparaiso to Charlotte | 91 | 89.0% | -3.7 min | 2.2% |
| VPS–BNA | Valparaiso to Nashville | 62 | 91.9% | 1.3 min | 1.6% |
| VPS–DAL | Valparaiso to Dallas | 31 | 93.5% | -9.6 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–DCA | Valparaiso to Washington | 31 | 71.0% | 8.8 min | 3.2% |
| VPS–ORD | Valparaiso to Chicago | 31 | 64.5% | 17.9 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–BLV | Valparaiso to Belleville | 26 | 92.3% | -11.8 min | 3.8% |
| VPS–MSP | Valparaiso to Minneapolis | 25 | 88.0% | -7.4 min | 4.0% |
| VPS–CVG | Valparaiso to Cincinnati | 20 | 65.0% | 7.9 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–HOU | Valparaiso to Houston | 15 | 86.7% | -2.6 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–EWR | Valparaiso to Newark | 13 | 76.9% | 28.2 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left VPS on time in December 2025?
81.0% of 658 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.0% and 71.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In December 2024, 75.4% of 639 departures left on time and 3.0% were cancelled, against 81.0% and 1.2% in December 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2025; 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.