Airport reliability

South Bend (SBN) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave South Bend, IN (SBN) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

South Bend, IN8,128 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 69.9%
Cancelled: 2.5%
60+ minutes late: 12.4%
Scheduled departures: 8,128

What this means

SBN departures ran below the U.S. average.

69.9% of the 8,128 scheduled departures from South Bend (SBN) arrived at their destination on time, 5.7 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
2.5% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 12.4% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at SBN were on time 69.2% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, PSA Airlines was the most punctual from SBN (74.3%) and Allegiant Air the least (66.3%).
Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month for departures from SBN (83.7% on time) and January the least reliable (61.8%).
Cancellations peaked in January, when 5.5% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (78.3% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (51.9%).

Airlines at SBN

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from SBN, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Republic AirwaysSold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express	80.2%	0.9%	6.9%	74 min	116
PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle	74.3%	3.5%	10.0%	107 min	1,224
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	69.5%	2.8%	12.8%	109 min	5,671
Allegiant Air	66.3%	0.4%	13.5%	86 min	1,093
United Airlines	Insufficient sample				22
Delta Air Lines	Insufficient sample				2

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 81.7%

6a 78.3%

7a 74.5%

8a 78.2%

9a 71.8%

10a 68.5%

11a 74.2%

12p 71.5%

1p 68.1%

2p 72.7%

3p 68.2%

4p 56.0%

5p 68.4%

6p 60.0%

7p 64.8%

8p 51.9%

9p 54.8%

10p 50.8%

Share of scheduled flights on time SBN average 69.9%

Departures from SBN by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	81.7%	82
Departing 6 am to 7 am	78.3%	953
Departing 7 am to 8 am	74.5%	1,048
Departing 8 am to 9 am	78.2%	468
Departing 9 am to 10 am	71.8%	550
Departing 10 am to 11 am	68.5%	92
Departing 11 am to noon	74.2%	763
Departing noon to 1 pm	71.5%	578
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	68.1%	561
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	72.7%	344
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	68.2%	465
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	56.0%	645
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	68.4%	364
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	60.0%	520
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	64.8%	401
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	51.9%	158
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	54.8%	73
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm	50.8%	63

Best and worst months at SBN

Jan 61.8%

Feb 74.7%

Mar 74.0%

Apr 78.6%

May 71.8%

Jun 74.0%

Jul 69.8%

Aug 73.0%

Sep 81.3%

Oct 83.7%

Nov 78.0%

Dec 69.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 69.9%

Departures from SBN by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	61.8%	1,776
February	74.7%	1,676
March	74.0%	1,913
April	78.6%	1,854
May	71.8%	1,892
June	74.0%	1,807
July	69.8%	1,895
August	73.0%	1,891
September	81.3%	1,799
October	83.7%	1,946
November	78.0%	1,784
December	69.7%	1,814

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 83.4%

Oct 79.9%

Nov 67.0%

Dec 54.9%

Jan 55.6%

Feb 68.9%

Mar 63.6%

Apr 74.3%

May 73.1%

Jun 75.2%

Jul 72.5%

Aug 69.6%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from SBN, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	83.4%	661
Oct 2025	79.9%	741
Nov 2025	67.0%	675
Dec 2025	54.9%	676
Jan 2026	55.6%	648
Feb 2026	68.9%	620
Mar 2026	63.6%	711
Apr 2026	74.3%	682
May 2026	73.1%	710
Jun 2026	75.2%	654
Jul 2026	72.5%	676
Aug 2026	69.6%	674

Busiest routes from SBN

Nonstop routes from SBN by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Chicago (ORD)	62.9%	3.9%	3	2,790
Atlanta (ATL)	74.4%	2.2%	2	1,030
Charlotte (CLT)	75.5%	3.3%	1	1,028
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	71.1%	2.5%	2	984
Detroit (DTW)	78.2%	1.1%	1	711
Minneapolis (MSP)	82.5%	1.1%	1	365
Sanford (SFB)	64.8%	0.4%	1	250
Punta Gorda (PGD)	72.2%	1.3%	1	237
Phoenix (AZA)	61.9%	0.0%	1	147
St. Petersburg (PIE)	73.2%	0.0%	1	142
Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)	73.9%	0.0%	1	111
Las Vegas (LAS)	65.4%	0.0%	1	104
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)	45.5%	0.0%	1	101
Washington (IAD)	84.1%	0.0%	1	82

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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 South Bend, IN (SBN) 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.

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