According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Harlingen/San Benito, TX (HRL) ranks #159 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Harlingen/San Benito, TX posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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HRL on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 224,061.
Late Aircraft45.9% (102,808 min)
Carrier27.1% (60,751 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)19.3% (43,315 min)
Weather7.6% (16,958 min)
Security0.1% (229 min)
HRL - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (94.5%) · worst: July (90%)
HRL - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HRL - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12.2 min · taxi-in 3.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HRL's average taxi-out (12.2 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (May 2024, 13.8 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Harlingen/San Benito, TX.
Cancellation Rate
1.19%
523 of 44,120 flights
Diversion Rate
0.11%
48 of 44,120 flights
Delay Rate
16.2%
7,145 of 44,120 flights
Top Routes from HRL
Busiest routes to and from Harlingen/San Benito, TX.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Harlingen/San Benito, TX, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Harlingen/San Benito, TX is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 45.9% of 224,061 delay minutes across 44,120 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.8% (4.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 7,145 delayed and 523 cancelled (1.19%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (45.9% late-aircraft, 27.1% carrier, 19.3% NAS, 7.6% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, HRL is strongest in February (94.5% on-time) and weakest in July (90%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~679 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 84.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Harlingen/San Benito, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.8%Top 46%higher than 54% of 382 airports
Harlingen/San Benito, TX
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
HRL's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from HRL before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in February rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Harlingen/San Benito, TX's on-time rate?
Harlingen/San Benito, TX (HRL) has a 83.8% on-time rate across 44,120 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does HRL rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Harlingen/San Benito, TX ranks #159 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Harlingen/San Benito, TX?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at HRL, accounting for 45.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 45.9% late-aircraft, 27.1% carrier, 19.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.6% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Harlingen/San Benito, TX?
February is historically HRL's strongest month at 94.5% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights