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Harlingen/San Benito, TX

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.8%
On-time
Top 46%
on-time, US airports
67 min
Delay when late
1.19%
Cancelled
#159 of 382
Corpus placement
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HRL on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%83.8%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 224,061.

Late Aircraft 45.9% (102,808 min)
Carrier 27.1% (60,751 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 19.3% (43,315 min)
Weather 7.6% (16,958 min)
Security 0.1% (229 min)

HRL - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: February (94.5%) · worst: July (90%)

89%90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.1%

HRL - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.4% 91.2% ▼ -5.4%

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).

10 min11 min12 min13 min14 min15 min Jan 24Dec 25 12.3 min 11.5 min ▼ -6.5%

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.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) 7,762 84.2% 461 mi
HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 7,761 84.8% 461 mi
HOU (Houston) → HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) 7,441 80% 277 mi
HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) → HOU (Houston) 7,440 85.7% 277 mi
AUS (Austin) → HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) 2,680 82.6% 273 mi
HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) → AUS (Austin) 2,680 82.4% 273 mi
IAH (Houston) → HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) 1,505 88.4% 295 mi
HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) → IAH (Houston) 1,495 89% 295 mi
DAL (Dallas) → HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) 771 74.8% 458 mi
HRL (Harlingen/San Benito) → DAL (Dallas) 771 82.6% 458 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.8%).

Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ

83.8% on-time 200,641 flights

State College, PA

State College, PA

83.8% on-time 9,139 flights

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

83.7% on-time 3,758,561 flights

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs, CA

83.7% on-time 159,999 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 44,120).

Peoria, IL

Peoria, IL

44,104 flights 80.7% on-time

Fairbanks, AK

Fairbanks, AK

44,233 flights 83.1% on-time

Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls, ID

43,233 flights 84.4% on-time

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa, CA

43,075 flights 83.3% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

HRL delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas flight data.

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.

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Using HRL's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.