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Airport month · February 2026
Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach in February 2026
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 February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 606 domestic departures from Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (VPS). 81.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.4% reached their destination on time; 1.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so VPS departures were 3.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 552 departures with 84.4% leaving on time: a change of −3.0 points, with flights up 10%.
Flights arriving at VPS that month were on time 81.7% of the time (608 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 38% and extreme weather 13%.
- On time 78.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.8%
- Cancelled 1.5%
- Diverted 0.3%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | VPS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 81.4% | 84.4% | 77.6% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 78.4% | 84.2% | 77.4% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.8 min | 13.3 min | 19.0 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 20 | 18 | 30 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 606 | 552 | 10,982 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 188 | 31% | 81.4% | 2.1 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 104 | 17% | 74.0% | 23.1 min | 1.9% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 84 | 14% | 94.0% | -3.8 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 80 | 13% | 71.3% | 4.1 min | 6.3% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 75 | 12% | 72.0% | 34.4 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 64 | 11% | 73.4% | 13.5 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 11 | 2% | 72.7% | 4.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS–ATL | Valparaiso to Atlanta | 170 | 85.3% | -0.5 min | 1.2% |
| VPS–DFW | Valparaiso to Dallas/Fort Worth | 92 | 76.1% | 16.2 min | 2.2% |
| VPS–CLT | Valparaiso to Charlotte | 83 | 75.9% | 14.9 min | 3.6% |
| VPS–BNA | Valparaiso to Nashville | 56 | 94.6% | -2.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–DAL | Valparaiso to Dallas | 28 | 92.9% | -7.0 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–DCA | Valparaiso to Washington | 28 | 57.1% | 7.4 min | 7.1% |
| VPS–MIA | Valparaiso to Miami | 28 | 57.1% | 30.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–ORD | Valparaiso to Chicago | 28 | 85.7% | -4.5 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–BLV | Valparaiso to Belleville | 20 | 75.0% | 37.4 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–MSP | Valparaiso to Minneapolis | 18 | 44.4% | 26.8 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–CVG | Valparaiso to Cincinnati | 14 | 85.7% | 58.4 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–FNT | Valparaiso to Flint | 8 | 37.5% | 58.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left VPS on time in February 2026?
81.4% of 606 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 84.4% of 552 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 81.4% and 1.5% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; 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.