Airport month record
MIAFEB
Miami International in February 2026
- Departures
- 9,304
- 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 MIA, see live FAA status.
MIA in February sits in the middle of the pack with a B. Close to three flights in four arrive on time by the DOT's definition, 5 points worse than the national rate of 80.2%. The late ones land about an hour behind schedule. That rests on 9,304 flights, of which Envoy Air flew 1,081 at 81.8% on time.
Envoy Air is the most reliable of the five carriers covered here at 81.8% on time across 1,081 flights.
Key figures
On time
75.3%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late, of 9,121 completed departures
Avg delay
64 min
Across delayed arrivals only, not all flights
Cancelled
1.74%
Nationally in February: 2.25%
Whole year
73.8%
MIA across all twelve months
These figures cover 9,304 departures from Miami 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 MIA's other months
Against MIA's own year, February ran 2 points better than the twelve-month rate of 73.8%, which makes it number five of twelve months, best first. Either side of it, January ran 76.0% on time and March 69.6%, 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 | 9,079 | 63.6% | 84 min | 2.60% | D |
| August 2025 | 8,731 | 67.6% | 77 min | 0.86% | C+ |
| September 2025 | 7,573 | 78.6% | 70 min | 0.36% | B+ |
| October 2025 | 8,457 | 77.9% | 70 min | 0.37% | B+ |
| November 2025 | 9,270 | 77.0% | 67 min | 1.95% | B |
| December 2025 | 10,099 | 75.2% | 66 min | 1.15% | B |
| January 2026 | 10,439 | 76.0% | 77 min | 5.01% | B− |
| February 2026 (this page) | 9,304 | 75.3% | 64 min | 1.74% | B |
| March 2026 | 10,460 | 69.6% | 78 min | 2.96% | C |
| April 2026 | 9,556 | 75.3% | 62 min | 0.30% | B+ |
| May 2026 | 9,296 | 75.3% | 66 min | 0.45% | B+ |
| June 2026 | 8,797 | 74.2% | 72 min | 0.78% | C+ |
Departure window
The best time of day to leave MIA in February
Departure time matters more here than the choice of carrier. The gap between the best and worst window is 23 points, against 14 points between the best and worst carrier. Each bar is the on-time rate for flights scheduled inside that window.
- 5am–8am1,218 flights89.0%
- 8am–11am1,288 flights87.4%
- 11am–2pm1,147 flights71.8%
- 2pm–5pm1,678 flights71.8%
- 5pm–8pm1,818 flights65.8%
- 8pm–5am2,155 flights73.0%
Scale runs 55% to 95%. Rows with fewer than 30 flights show a dash.
Book the early departure. Flights leaving between 5am–8am arrive on time 89.0% of the time, against 65.8% for the evening window. That is 23 points of difference for no extra money, and it comes from the same aircraft having had no earlier flight to fall behind on. The 8pm–5am window is the busiest, with 2,155 flights scheduled in it.
Across the week, Tuesday is the strongest day at 84.6% on time and Sunday the weakest at 66.3%. 18 points is a smaller lever than departure hour, but it is free.
Carrier by carrier
Which airlines ran best at MIA in February
The choice of carrier is not cosmetic here. Envoy Air arrives on time 81.8% of the time; Southwest Airlines manages 67.4%. Sample sizes sit next to every figure, because a two-point gap across 444 flights means less than a ten-point one.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 5,335 | 75.6% | 67 min | 1.42% | B |
| Envoy Air | 1,081 | 81.8% | 45 min | 0.19% | B+ |
| Delta Air Lines | 980 | 73.4% | 64 min | 3.27% | C− |
| United Airlines | 650 | 78.8% | 68 min | 1.85% | B |
| Southwest Airlines | 444 | 67.4% | 43 min | 0.90% | C+ |
| Spirit Airlinesthin sample | 364 | 60.4% | 67 min | 8.24% | D− |
| Frontier Airlinesthin sample | 323 | 78.9% | 69 min | 1.86% | B |
| Republic Airwaysthin sample | 75 | 52.0% | 69 min | 0.00% | F+ |
| Alaska Airlinesthin sample | 52 | 75.0% | 49 min | 0.00% | B+ |
Delta Air Lines cancels 3.3% 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 MIA in February
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA to LGA · New York | 520 | 70.7% | 68 min | 7.88% | C− |
| MIA to ATL · Atlanta | 490 | 77.5% | 65 min | 0.41% | B+ |
| MIA to ORD · Chicago | 412 | 71.1% | 46 min | 0.73% | C+ |
| MIA to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worththin sample | 357 | 82.0% | 64 min | 0.28% | B+ |
| MIA to EWR · Newarkthin sample | 350 | 66.9% | 81 min | 6.57% | C− |
| MIA to JFK · New Yorkthin sample | 339 | 69.2% | 77 min | 7.08% | C− |
| MIA to BOS · Bostonthin sample | 312 | 72.8% | 68 min | 7.05% | C− |
| MIA to IAH · Houstonthin sample | 310 | 82.3% | 55 min | 1.29% | B |
| MIA to DCA · Washingtonthin sample | 303 | 75.8% | 78 min | 1.98% | B |
| MIA to MCO · Orlandothin sample | 296 | 71.8% | 64 min | 0.34% | C+ |
| MIA to CLT · Charlottethin sample | 290 | 80.9% | 63 min | 0.69% | B+ |
| MIA to PHL · Philadelphiathin sample | 275 | 78.1% | 70 min | 5.45% | B− |
| MIA to TPA · Tampathin sample | 249 | 69.9% | 68 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| MIA to DEN · Denverthin sample | 238 | 83.6% | 60 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MIA to LAX · Los Angelesthin sample | 237 | 72.5% | 73 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| MIA to SJU · San Juanthin sample | 208 | 75.8% | 67 min | 0.48% | B+ |
| MIA to BNA · Nashvillethin sample | 208 | 69.7% | 61 min | 0.00% | C+ |
| MIA to DTW · Detroitthin sample | 189 | 75.3% | 61 min | 1.59% | B |
| MIA to AUS · Austinthin sample | 182 | 79.4% | 79 min | 0.55% | B+ |
| MIA to BWI · Baltimorethin sample | 182 | 72.5% | 39 min | 2.20% | C |
| MIA to RDU · Raleighthin sample | 181 | 65.0% | 73 min | 0.55% | C+ |
| MIA to PHX · Phoenixthin sample | 155 | 87.7% | 68 min | 0.65% | A+ |
| MIA to SFO · San Franciscothin sample | 137 | 77.4% | 55 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| MIA to MSY · New Orleansthin sample | 129 | 78.1% | 50 min | 0.78% | B+ |
| MIA to JAX · Jacksonvillethin sample | 113 | 77.9% | 58 min | 0.00% | B+ |
Delay causes
What held MIA 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 143,000 reported delay minutes.
- 38%Late-arriving aircraft
- 37%Carrier
- 22%National Airspace System
- 2%Extreme weather
- 0%Security
38% of delay minutes trace back to a late-arriving aircraft, meaning the plane was already behind before it got here. That is a cascade, and cascades start small and grow through the day. Across 143,000 reported delay minutes here, that single category outweighs weather by 19 to one. It is the strongest argument for booking the first departure of the morning, when the aircraft has been sitting at the gate overnight with nothing to inherit. The split is drawn from 143,137 reported delay minutes.
Cancellations sit at 1.74% against a national 2.25%, which is ordinary. Diversions add another 0.23%.
7.8% 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 about an hour, which a normal layover absorbs.
What to do with this
Flying from MIA in February
For a February trip through MIA: expect 75.3% on time and 1.74% cancelled, going by February 2026. The 5am–8am window was the strongest part of the day.
Related
Where to go next
- Miami International (MIA), the whole year
- MIA in July63.6%
- MIA in August67.6%
- MIA in September78.6%
- MIA in October77.9%
- MIA in November77.0%
- MIA in December75.2%
- MIA in January76.0%
- MIA in March69.6%
- MIA in April75.3%
- MIA in May75.3%
- MIA in June74.2%
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.