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St Louis (STL) to Boston (BOS)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 26% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 44 minutes. It was cancelled 5.7% of the time.

On-time arrivals
74.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
5.7%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
44 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
53
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 42%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 40%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (MDW) to Providence/Warwick (PVD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 25% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 87 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
75.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
87 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
20
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 100%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
  • Air traffic control & airport 0%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Orlando (MCO) to San Juan (SJU)

Only 17 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
70.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
45 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
17
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 70%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 27%
  • Air traffic control & airport 3%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Baltimore (BWI) to Austin (AUS)

Only 4 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
66.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
25.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
56 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
4
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 45%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 19%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Phoenix (PHX)

Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1
Scheduled flights in the period
On-time arrivals by month
Nov 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
November 2025 100.0% 1
January 2026 71.4% 22
February 2026 76.0% 27
March 2026 75.0% 4
June 2026 75.0% 8
July 2026 71.4% 7
August 2026 72.0% 26

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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