Airport reliability
Harlingen/San Benito (HRL) on-time performance
How reliably flights leave Harlingen/San Benito, TX (HRL) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.
Harlingen/San Benito, TX3,941 departures in 12 months
- Departures on time
- 82.5% U.S. average 75.6%
- Cancelled
- 1.2% U.S. average 1.9%
- 60+ minutes late
- 5.4% U.S. average 8.1%
- Scheduled departures
- 3,941 12 months
What this means
HRL departures beat the U.S. average.
- 82.5% of the 3,941 scheduled departures from Harlingen/San Benito (HRL) arrived at their destination on time, 6.9 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- 1.2% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 5.4% arrived an hour or more late.
- Flights arriving at HRL were on time 77.5% of the time.
- Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Envoy Air was the most punctual from HRL (85.3%) and Southwest Airlines the least (81.0%).
- Over the last 3 years, February was the most reliable month for departures from HRL (89.4% on time) and July the least reliable (71.7%).
- Cancellations peaked in March, when 6.0% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (94.6% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (68.1%).
Airlines at HRL
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 87.1% | 1.2% | 3.5% | 57 min | 171 |
| Envoy AirSold as American Eagle | 85.3% | 2.1% | 5.8% | 98 min | 1,269 |
| Southwest Airlines | 81.0% | 0.3% | 4.9% | 53 min | 2,286 |
| PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle | 78.7% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 134 min | 211 |
| SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | Insufficient sample | 4 | |||
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On-time rate by departure hour
Share of scheduled flights on time HRL average 82.5%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 92.8% | 305 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 92.9% | 566 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 94.6% | 223 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 95.5% | 88 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 86.9% | 540 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 89.3% | 197 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 75.6% | 246 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 67.9% | 78 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 79.3% | 246 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 81.9% | 277 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 70.1% | 241 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 68.1% | 270 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 70.3% | 397 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 70.9% | 55 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 80.2% | 212 |
Best and worst months at HRL
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 82.5%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 83.7% | 1,046 |
| February | 89.4% | 962 |
| March | 77.8% | 1,091 |
| April | 81.8% | 1,102 |
| May | 72.7% | 1,068 |
| June | 73.6% | 970 |
| July | 71.7% | 991 |
| August | 83.7% | 1,006 |
| September | 86.3% | 1,015 |
| October | 87.1% | 1,071 |
| November | 86.9% | 1,099 |
| December | 84.6% | 1,126 |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 86.9% | 314 |
| Oct 2025 | 85.8% | 352 |
| Nov 2025 | 81.1% | 359 |
| Dec 2025 | 86.4% | 361 |
| Jan 2026 | 87.3% | 322 |
| Feb 2026 | 89.5% | 295 |
| Mar 2026 | 79.0% | 328 |
| Apr 2026 | 83.2% | 321 |
| May 2026 | 78.1% | 306 |
| Jun 2026 | 74.1% | 324 |
| Jul 2026 | 74.2% | 322 |
| Aug 2026 | 84.3% | 337 |
Busiest routes from HRL
| To | On time | Cancelled | Airlines | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | 84.3% | 2.6% | 2 | 1,480 |
| Houston (HOU) | 80.3% | 0.2% | 1 | 1,165 |
| Austin (AUS) | 80.8% | 0.1% | 1 | 739 |
| Dallas (DAL) | 83.5% | 0.8% | 1 | 382 |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 87.1% | 1.2% | 1 | 171 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Harlingen/San Benito, TX (HRL) by airlines that report to the DOT.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.