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Airport month · April 2026
Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 958 domestic departures from Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (VPS). 82.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.5% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so VPS departures were 2.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 861 departures with 77.2% leaving on time: a change of +4.8 points, with flights up 11%.
Flights arriving at VPS that month were on time 82.7% of the time (958 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 82.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.6%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.3%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | VPS, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 82.0% | 77.2% | 77.6% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 82.5% | 77.0% | 77.4% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.7 min | 20.9 min | 19.0 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 32 | 29 | 30 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 958 | 861 | 10,982 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 248 | 26% | 82.7% | 1.5 min | 1.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 184 | 19% | 79.9% | 2.8 min | 0.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 182 | 19% | 87.4% | -1.0 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 145 | 15% | 86.9% | 3.3 min | 1.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 109 | 11% | 78.0% | 5.4 min | 0.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 48 | 5% | 68.8% | 8.6 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 42 | 4% | 83.3% | 8.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPS–ATL | Valparaiso to Atlanta | 218 | 83.9% | 1.2 min | 1.8% |
| VPS–DFW | Valparaiso to Dallas/Fort Worth | 116 | 77.6% | 12.3 min | 1.7% |
| VPS–CLT | Valparaiso to Charlotte | 90 | 91.1% | -5.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–BNA | Valparaiso to Nashville | 73 | 90.4% | -0.9 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–BOS | Valparaiso to Boston | 37 | 67.6% | 13.4 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–CVG | Valparaiso to Cincinnati | 35 | 71.4% | 11.8 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–BWI | Valparaiso to Baltimore | 30 | 90.0% | 0.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–DAL | Valparaiso to Dallas | 30 | 86.7% | -4.5 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–DCA | Valparaiso to Washington | 30 | 86.7% | 4.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–MIA | Valparaiso to Miami | 30 | 86.7% | 3.3 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–MSP | Valparaiso to Minneapolis | 30 | 73.3% | 4.2 min | 0.0% |
| VPS–ORD | Valparaiso to Chicago | 30 | 73.3% | 9.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left VPS on time in April 2026?
82.0% of 958 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.5% 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, 77.2% of 861 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 82.0% and 0.6% 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 VPS · methodology · corrections.