Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach in June 2026

66.4%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 June 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,287 domestic departures from Eglin AFB Destin Fort Walton Beach (VPS). 66.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 65.1% reached their destination on time; 1.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.2% of flights departed on time and 72.8% arrived on time, so VPS departures were 5.8 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in June 2025, the airport had 1,284 departures with 71.2% leaving on time: a change of −4.8 points, with flights up 0%.

Flights arriving at VPS that month were on time 63.6% of the time (1,287 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 36% and national aviation system 15%.

On time 65.1%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 32.9%
Cancelled 1.6%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from VPS in June 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

June 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jun 2026	Jun 2025	VPS, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jun 2026
Departed on time	66.4%	71.2%	77.6%	72.2%
Arrived on time	65.1%	69.4%	77.4%	72.8%
Cancelled	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%	1.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	30.2 min	23.1 min	19.0 min	20.6 min
Scheduled departures a day	43	43	30	20,253
Scheduled departures	1,287	1,284	10,982	607,577

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	428	33%	57.9%	30.4 min	0.9%
DL Delta Air Lines	252	20%	79.4%	6.3 min	0.8%
AA American Airlines	242	19%	52.1%	47.4 min	4.5%
WN Southwest Airlines	225	17%	73.8%	11.9 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	60	5%	88.3%	-1.3 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	42	3%	66.7%	10.7 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	38	3%	44.7%	55.6 min	10.5%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
VPS–ATL	Valparaiso to Atlanta	222	82.4%	5.6 min	0.9%
VPS–DFW	Valparaiso to Dallas/Fort Worth	132	49.2%	63.7 min	6.8%
VPS–CLT	Valparaiso to Charlotte	114	58.8%	32.4 min	5.3%
VPS–BNA	Valparaiso to Nashville	61	83.6%	3.2 min	0.0%
VPS–DAL	Valparaiso to Dallas	57	63.2%	24.1 min	0.0%
VPS–BLV	Valparaiso to Belleville	51	54.9%	32.0 min	0.0%
VPS–CVG	Valparaiso to Cincinnati	51	58.8%	40.8 min	0.0%
VPS–XNA	Valparaiso to Fayetteville	33	33.3%	54.2 min	0.0%
VPS–STL	Valparaiso to St. Louis	31	74.2%	13.6 min	0.0%
VPS–BWI	Valparaiso to Baltimore	30	76.7%	0.8 min	0.0%
VPS–DCA	Valparaiso to Washington	30	30.0%	46.8 min	0.0%
VPS–HOU	Valparaiso to Houston	30	70.0%	19.3 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), June 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jun 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	35.8%	30.8%	13,364
Late-arriving aircraft	43.8%	42.1%	16,343
National Aviation System	14.5%	20.3%	5,427
Extreme weather	5.9%	6.7%	2,195
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

37,329 delay minutes on 424 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 VPS on time in June 2026?

66.4% of 1,287 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 65.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.2% and 72.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In June 2025, 71.2% of 1,284 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 66.4% and 1.6% in June 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for June 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.