Republic Airways

What the Data Says About Republic Airways

Across 1,812,114 flights reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics between 2020 and 2025, Republic Airways (YX) posted a 84.9% on-time rate, with 273,183 delayed departures and 56,267 cancellations. The carrier's average delay when flights run late is 73.3 minutes, and its cancellation rate of 3.11% sits alongside an overall delay rate of 15.1%. Those baseline numbers frame every comparison you can make with other carriers in the BTS dataset.

Digging into causes, Late Aircraft drives the biggest share of minutes lost, with Late Aircraft accounting for 34.4% of delay time and NAS (National Aviation System) contributing 31.5%. Weather — often blamed informally — represents 6.3% of total delay minutes, while National Aviation System constraints such as air traffic control and airspace congestion make up 31.5%. Security delays remain the smallest bucket at 0.1%. Taken together, operational and scheduling factors outweigh weather as the dominant driver of Republic Airways delays.

Seasonality matters too. Recent monthly data shows February 2024 as the best period for Republic Airways with a 92% on-time rate, while December 2025 was the roughest at 70% on-time — a spread of 22 percentage points between best and worst month. For passengers choosing between carriers, the combination of a 84.9% on-time rate, 73.3-minute average delay, and 3.11% cancellation rate is the clearest summary of what to expect on Republic Airways flights based on BTS reporting.