OnTimeStats

Airport on-time performance

Harlingen

Data through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
On-time rate82%flights departing here that arrived on time
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 departures is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled departures
Left the gate on time82%departures that pushed back within 15 min of schedule (DepDel15)

based on 3,932 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

As a connection hub

Arriving here (inbound performance)

These figures reflect inbound flights arriving at this airport — relevant for connections and layovers.

78%arrived on time here
(within 15 min, inbound flights)
  • On time78%
  • 15–59 min late15%
  • 1–2 hr late4%
  • 2 hr+ late2%
  • Cancelled or diverted1%

Arrival outcomes for inbound flights. Last segment = cancelled or diverted.

Bad day: 1 in 10 flights arrives more than 35 min late.

By airline

Carriers departing here (last 12 months)

Delay = arrival delay (ArrDel15-based)

  • Delta Air Lines
    On-time87%
    Medianon time
    p9020 min
    Cancel0.0%
    Flights30
  • Envoy Air
    On-time83%
    Medianon time
    p9030 min
    Cancel2.0%
    Flights1,291
  • Southwest Airlines
    On-time81%
    Medianon time
    p9030 min
    Cancel0.4%
    Flights2,224
  • PSA Airlines
    On-time78%
    Medianon time
    p9050 min
    Cancel5.7%
    Flights157

Over time

On-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

When it gets busy

Busiest times at HRL

Historically, departures at HRL peak 10 a.m.–2 p.m. — 29% of scheduled flights leave in that block.

HRL is busier on weekdays — a typical weekday sees about 10% more departures than a weekend day.

  • 5–10 a.m.27%
  • 10 a.m.–2 p.m.29%
  • 2–5 p.m.21%
  • 5–8 p.m.18%
  • 8 p.m.–midnight6%

Share of 12,462 scheduled departures by planned departure time, 2023-06 .. 2026-05. Historical averages from BTS data — not live airport status.

When flights don't go

Why flights were cancelled

  • Airline10%
  • Weather63%
  • Air traffic (NAS)27%
  • Security0%

Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 48 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Where flights go

Busiest routes

HRL → HOU→HRL → IAH→HRL → DFW→HRL → SAT→HRL → AUS→HRL → DAL→HRL → MSP→

Side by side

Compare this airport

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Methodology

A flight is on time when it arrives within 15 minutes of schedule — the US DOT / BTS standard. Median and p90(the “1-in-10 bad day”) are read from the full arrival-delay distribution, never averaged across periods.

Figures cover a carrier’s own BTS-coded flights. Cells below ~200 flights are flagged as limited data. All numbers are pre-computed from public BTS On-Time Performance data.