Airport month record
CLEFEB
Cleveland Hopkins International in February 2026
- Departures
- 2,770
- Month
- February 2026
- National, same month
- 80.2%
- Carriers
- 9
Historical statistics for February 2026, not live status or a forecast for this year’s February. For today’s conditions at CLE, see live FAA status.
CLE in February lands a B, about a point better than the national rate of 80.2%. About one flight in five arrives 15 minutes late or worse, and those flights are late by an hour and a half on average. That is a workable record, not a spotless one. That rests on 2,770 flights, of which United Airlines flew 572 at 89.9% on time.
United Airlines is the most reliable of the three carriers covered here at 89.9% on time across 572 flights.
Key figures
On time
81.1%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late, of 2,706 completed departures
Avg delay
82 min
Across delayed arrivals only, not all flights
Cancelled
2.17%
Nationally in February: 2.25%
Whole year
79.6%
CLE across all twelve months
These figures cover 2,770 departures from Cleveland Hopkins International in February 2026. On time means an arrival less than 15 minutes after the scheduled gate time, the DOT's threshold, and the national comparison uses every US departure in the same month rather than the whole year.
Against the year
February next to CLE's other months
Against CLE's own year, February ran 2 points better than the twelve-month rate of 79.6%, which makes it number six of twelve months, best first. Either side of it, January ran 74.2% on time and March 76.6%, so a trip moved by a few weeks would have landed in a worse stretch.
| Month | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | 3,564 | 75.7% | 90 min | 3.84% | B− |
| August 2025 | 3,492 | 81.8% | 76 min | 1.80% | B |
| September 2025 | 3,240 | 85.8% | 82 min | 0.62% | A+ |
| October 2025 | 3,467 | 82.0% | 74 min | 0.46% | B+ |
| November 2025 | 3,237 | 78.8% | 84 min | 2.35% | B |
| December 2025 | 3,252 | 71.2% | 76 min | 3.20% | C− |
| January 2026 | 2,874 | 74.2% | 79 min | 5.32% | C− |
| February 2026 (this page) | 2,770 | 81.1% | 82 min | 2.17% | B |
| March 2026 | 3,530 | 76.6% | 93 min | 3.63% | B− |
| April 2026 | 3,498 | 83.7% | 76 min | 1.00% | B |
| May 2026 | 3,745 | 84.4% | 78 min | 0.96% | B+ |
| June 2026 | 3,675 | 78.7% | 83 min | 2.23% | B |
Departure window
The best time of day to leave CLE in February
Departure time matters more here than the choice of carrier. The gap between the best and worst window is 14 points, against 15 points between the best and worst carrier. Each bar is the on-time rate for flights scheduled inside that window.
- 5am–8am733 flights84.8%
- 8am–11am462 flights84.7%
- 11am–2pm454 flights82.3%
- 2pm–5pm522 flights81.9%
- 5pm–8pm491 flights71.3%
- 8pm–5am108 flights75.5%
Scale runs 65% to 90%. Rows with fewer than 30 flights show a dash.
Book the early departure. Flights leaving between 5am–8am arrive on time 84.8% of the time, against 71.3% for the evening window. That is 14 points of difference for no extra money, and it comes from the same aircraft having had no earlier flight to fall behind on. The 5am–8am window is the busiest, with 733 flights scheduled in it.
Across the week, Wednesday is the strongest day at 87.2% on time and Monday the weakest at 72.6%. 15 points is a smaller lever than departure hour, but it is free.
Carrier by carrier
Which airlines ran best at CLE in February
The choice of carrier is not cosmetic here. United Airlines arrives on time 89.9% of the time; Frontier Airlines manages 74.9%. Sample sizes sit next to every figure, because a two-point gap across 443 flights means less than a ten-point one.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 572 | 89.9% | 66 min | 1.05% | A |
| Frontier Airlines | 443 | 74.9% | 74 min | 0.68% | C+ |
| Republic Airways | 374 | 85.6% | 55 min | 6.95% | A− |
| Southwest Airlinesthin sample | 360 | 88.2% | 41 min | 0.83% | A+ |
| American Airlinesthin sample | 295 | 77.9% | 93 min | 1.36% | B |
| Delta Air Linesthin sample | 206 | 93.1% | 46 min | 0.97% | A+ |
| PSA Airlinesthin sample | 200 | 63.6% | 136 min | 6.50% | D− |
| SkyWest Airlinesthin sample | 134 | 68.7% | 122 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| Envoy Airthin sample | 110 | 69.1% | 68 min | 0.00% | C+ |
Republic Airways cancels 7.0% of what it schedules here, the highest in the table. A cancelled flight never appears in an on-time rate, so read that column alongside the punctuality one rather than after it.
Route by route
Busiest routes out of CLE in February
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE to ORD · Chicagothin sample | 346 | 78.0% | 81 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| CLE to ATL · Atlantathin sample | 226 | 88.8% | 80 min | 0.88% | A+ |
| CLE to MCO · Orlandothin sample | 174 | 85.5% | 95 min | 0.57% | A+ |
| CLE to EWR · Newarkthin sample | 168 | 92.1% | 54 min | 8.93% | A− |
| CLE to DCA · Washingtonthin sample | 126 | 52.5% | 122 min | 4.76% | F− |
| CLE to LGA · New Yorkthin sample | 124 | 82.5% | 61 min | 8.06% | B− |
| CLE to CLT · Charlottethin sample | 123 | 82.2% | 231 min | 4.07% | B− |
| CLE to FLL · Fort Lauderdalethin sample | 121 | 78.3% | 74 min | 0.83% | B+ |
| CLE to RSW · Fort Myersthin sample | 106 | 85.7% | 66 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CLE to DEN · Denverthin sample | 102 | 88.2% | 97 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CLE to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worththin sample | 102 | 71.3% | 65 min | 0.98% | C+ |
| CLE to TPA · Tampathin sample | 85 | 82.1% | 66 min | 1.18% | B |
| CLE to DTW · Detroitthin sample | 83 | 63.9% | 78 min | 0.00% | D+ |
| CLE to PHX · Phoenixthin sample | 82 | 79.0% | 33 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| CLE to BOS · Bostonthin sample | 79 | 72.6% | 64 min | 7.59% | C− |
| CLE to BNA · Nashvillethin sample | 71 | 91.5% | 29 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CLE to MDW · Chicagothin sample | 71 | 87.3% | 37 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CLE to MIA · Miamithin sample | 70 | 82.9% | 45 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| CLE to IAH · Houstonthin sample | 69 | 95.7% | 118 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CLE to LAS · Las Vegasthin sample | 64 | 65.6% | 55 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| CLE to PHL · Philadelphiathin sample | 63 | 77.6% | 79 min | 7.94% | B− |
| CLE to BWI · Baltimorethin sample | 56 | 88.5% | 41 min | 5.36% | A− |
| CLE to STL · St. Louisthin sample | 52 | 86.5% | 75 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| CLE to IAD · Washingtonthin sample | 36 | 86.1% | 88 min | 0.00% | A+ |
Delay causes
What held CLE up in February
Carriers report a reason for every delay minute they cause, in five DOT categories. The split below is by minutes, not by number of flights, so a handful of very long weather delays weighs as much as many short ones. It covers 42,000 reported delay minutes.
- 42%Carrier
- 33%Late-arriving aircraft
- 16%National Airspace System
- 9%Extreme weather
- 0%Security
The largest share of delay minutes, 42%, falls under carrier control: crew scheduling, maintenance, fuelling, baggage. Unlike weather, that is a management outcome, and it is the category where the gap between two carriers on the same schedule is genuinely earned. It accounts for 18,000 of the 42,000 delay minutes reported here. The split is drawn from 42,009 reported delay minutes.
Cancellations sit at 2.17% against a national 2.25%, which is ordinary. Diversions add another 0.14%.
6.2% of arrivals land an hour or more late, close to the national 6.5%. That is the figure that decides a connection, and it says a 60 to 75 minute layover is reasonable here while anything under 45 minutes is a bet. Most delays on this route last an hour and a half, which a normal layover absorbs.
What to do with this
Flying from CLE in February
For a February trip through CLE: expect 81.1% on time and 2.17% cancelled, going by February 2026. The 5am–8am window was the strongest part of the day.
Related
Where to go next
- Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE), the whole year
- CLE in July75.7%
- CLE in August81.8%
- CLE in September85.8%
- CLE in October82.0%
- CLE in November78.8%
- CLE in December71.2%
- CLE in January74.2%
- CLE in March76.6%
- CLE in April83.7%
- CLE in May84.4%
- CLE in June78.7%
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, on-time performance data, July 2025 to June 2026. Last updated 15 September 2026; recomputed monthly. How this data is collected.