Airport month record
PITNOV
Pittsburgh International in November 2025
- Departures
- 3,510
- Month
- November 2025
- National, same month
- 79.4%
- Carriers
- 11
Historical statistics for November 2025, not live status or a forecast for this year’s November. For today’s conditions at PIT, see live FAA status.
PIT in November earns a B. More than four flights in five arrive inside the 15-minute window the DOT uses to define an on-time arrival, which puts it 5 points better than the national rate of 79.4%. When something does go wrong the average delay runs a little over an hour. That rests on 3,510 flights, of which United Airlines flew 376 at 87.1% on time.
United Airlines is the most reliable of the four carriers covered here at 87.1% on time across 376 flights.
Key figures
On time
84.4%
Arrivals under 15 minutes late, of 3,443 completed departures
Avg delay
78 min
Across delayed arrivals only, not all flights
Cancelled
1.77%
Nationally in November: 2.49%
Whole year
81.4%
PIT across all twelve months
These figures cover 3,510 departures from Pittsburgh International in November 2025. 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
November next to PIT's other months
Against PIT's own year, November ran 3 points better than the twelve-month rate of 81.4%, which makes it number four of twelve months, best first. Either side of it, October ran 83.0% on time and December 73.2%, 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 | 3,959 | 76.7% | 82 min | 3.31% | B− |
| August 2025 | 3,841 | 82.6% | 75 min | 1.20% | B |
| September 2025 | 3,672 | 86.2% | 70 min | 0.65% | A+ |
| October 2025 | 3,850 | 83.0% | 62 min | 0.81% | B+ |
| November 2025 (this page) | 3,510 | 84.4% | 78 min | 1.77% | B |
| December 2025 | 3,474 | 73.2% | 72 min | 1.50% | C |
| January 2026 | 3,099 | 79.2% | 81 min | 6.03% | B− |
| February 2026 | 2,943 | 83.6% | 63 min | 2.68% | B |
| March 2026 | 3,434 | 78.6% | 88 min | 2.88% | B |
| April 2026 | 3,531 | 85.3% | 71 min | 0.51% | A+ |
| May 2026 | 3,778 | 84.6% | 68 min | 0.79% | B+ |
| June 2026 | 3,815 | 79.1% | 85 min | 1.68% | B |
Departure window
The best time of day to leave PIT in November
Departure time matters more here than the choice of carrier. The gap between the best and worst window is 20 points, against 3 points between the best and worst carrier. Each bar is the on-time rate for flights scheduled inside that window.
- 5am–8am961 flights94.1%
- 8am–11am581 flights88.7%
- 11am–2pm522 flights85.5%
- 2pm–5pm588 flights78.5%
- 5pm–8pm724 flights74.0%
- 8pm–5am134 flights73.8%
Scale runs 65% to 100%. Rows with fewer than 30 flights show a dash.
Book the early departure. Flights leaving between 5am–8am arrive on time 94.1% of the time, against 73.8% for the overnight window. That is 20 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 961 flights scheduled in it.
Across the week, Friday is the strongest day at 88.3% on time and Sunday the weakest at 78.3%. 10 points is a smaller lever than departure hour, but it is free.
Carrier by carrier
Which airlines ran best at PIT in November
The four carriers here are closely matched: 3 points separate the best from the worst. At that spread, schedule and price are better tie-breakers than reliability. Sample sizes are shown so you can see which rows are worth weighing.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 976 | 84.5% | 63 min | 3.07% | B− |
| Southwest Airlines | 843 | 85.5% | 60 min | 0.47% | A+ |
| American Airlines | 428 | 84.1% | 103 min | 1.17% | B |
| United Airlines | 376 | 87.1% | 89 min | 0.80% | A+ |
| Delta Air Linesthin sample | 235 | 90.7% | 77 min | 2.98% | A |
| JetBlue Airwaysthin sample | 188 | 84.7% | 160 min | 2.66% | B |
| Allegiant Airthin sample | 140 | 82.9% | 45 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| Spirit Airlinesthin sample | 108 | 78.1% | 89 min | 1.85% | B |
| SkyWest Airlinesthin sample | 82 | 81.2% | 166 min | 2.44% | B |
| PSA Airlinesthin sample | 42 | 62.2% | 76 min | 9.52% | D− |
| Frontier Airlinesthin sample | 39 | 79.5% | 63 min | 0.00% | B+ |
Republic Airways cancels 3.1% 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 PIT in November
| Route | Flights | On time | Avg delay | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT to ORD · Chicagothin sample | 332 | 78.2% | 116 min | 4.52% | B− |
| PIT to LGA · New Yorkthin sample | 236 | 78.4% | 77 min | 3.81% | B− |
| PIT to ATL · Atlantathin sample | 217 | 92.3% | 68 min | 3.23% | A− |
| PIT to BOS · Bostonthin sample | 182 | 87.7% | 150 min | 1.65% | A |
| PIT to JFK · New Yorkthin sample | 176 | 90.5% | 105 min | 4.55% | A− |
| PIT to MCO · Orlandothin sample | 172 | 81.3% | 58 min | 0.58% | B+ |
| PIT to EWR · Newarkthin sample | 163 | 85.4% | 54 min | 3.68% | A− |
| PIT to CLT · Charlottethin sample | 161 | 90.6% | 91 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to DEN · Denverthin sample | 158 | 93.7% | 51 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to DFW · Dallas-Fort Worththin sample | 116 | 81.4% | 84 min | 2.59% | B |
| PIT to DCA · Washingtonthin sample | 114 | 54.1% | 46 min | 3.51% | F− |
| PIT to IAD · Washingtonthin sample | 108 | 90.7% | 45 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to FLL · Fort Lauderdalethin sample | 106 | 81.6% | 93 min | 1.89% | B |
| PIT to BNA · Nashvillethin sample | 96 | 88.5% | 99 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to PHL · Philadelphiathin sample | 91 | 85.7% | 52 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to BWI · Baltimorethin sample | 86 | 91.9% | 59 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to MDW · Chicagothin sample | 85 | 84.3% | 58 min | 2.35% | B |
| PIT to IAH · Houstonthin sample | 77 | 87.0% | 79 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to PHX · Phoenixthin sample | 70 | 80.0% | 59 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| PIT to MSP · Minneapolisthin sample | 65 | 90.6% | 157 min | 0.00% | A+ |
| PIT to TPA · Tampathin sample | 62 | 77.4% | 102 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| PIT to LAS · Las Vegasthin sample | 60 | 83.3% | 36 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| PIT to RDU · Raleighthin sample | 56 | 83.9% | 81 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| PIT to RSW · Fort Myersthin sample | 50 | 84.0% | 88 min | 0.00% | B+ |
| PIT to SFO · San Franciscothin sample | 49 | 91.8% | 52 min | 0.00% | A+ |
Delay causes
What held PIT up in November
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.
- 37%National Airspace System
- 35%Late-arriving aircraft
- 27%Carrier
- 0%Extreme weather
35% 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 42,000 reported delay minutes here, that single category outweighs weather by 35 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 41,643 reported delay minutes.
Cancellations sit at 1.77% against a national 2.49%, which is ordinary. Diversions add another 0.14%.
5.8% of arrivals land an hour or more late, close to the national 7.8%. 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 a little over an hour, which a normal layover absorbs.
What to do with this
Flying from PIT in November
For a November trip through PIT: expect 84.4% on time and 1.77% cancelled, going by November 2025. The 5am–8am window was the strongest part of the day.
Related
Where to go next
- Pittsburgh International (PIT), the whole year
- PIT in July76.7%
- PIT in August82.6%
- PIT in September86.2%
- PIT in October83.0%
- PIT in December73.2%
- PIT in January79.2%
- PIT in February83.6%
- PIT in March78.6%
- PIT in April85.3%
- PIT in May84.6%
- PIT in June79.1%
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.