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MIA

Miami International Airport

MIA right now

Current operating conditions, from live sources only.

No disruption reportedLimited dataUpdated

Aviation weather is not currently a factor. FAA operational data — ground stops, ground delay programs and closures — is not currently available to FlyerIntel.

Flight operations

FAA operational data is not currently available to FlyerIntel. Why

Aviation weatherVFR
80°F · wind 3 kt

Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.

Forecast issued 23:20Z.

Updated
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Airport reliability

Departures from MIA, July 2023 – June 2026.

Airport Reliability Score
53/ 100Fair

Better than 7% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (58 compared)

Calculated from 331,265 flights. How this is calculated

On-time arrivals
73.4%
238,870 of 325,313 completed
Cancellation rate
1.48%
4,891 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-4 min
Average 12.4 min
Severe delays
10.0%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
74 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departures analysed
331,265
331,265 arrivals

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026

Best time to fly from MIA

On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.

Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 88.7% of the time, against 64.7% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 24.0 percentage points.

By departure window

5–9 AM88.7%
9 AM–12 PM81.0%
12–3 PM72.7%
3–6 PM65.7%
6–9 PM64.7%
9 PM–5 AM69.5%

By departure hour

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.

What to expect at MIA

How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.

Departures a day
302
Average across the analysis period
Busiest hour
9 PM
About 31 departures
Typical taxi-out
21.2 min
Pushback to wheels-up

Scheduled departures by hour

The busiest hour is 9 PM, with about 31 departures a day, against roughly 10 at 10 AM.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.

Weekly and seasonal patterns

By day of week

Mon73.9%
Tue78.4%
Wed77.1%
Thu72.7%
Fri73.0%
Sat72.1%
Sun67.5%

Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 10.9 percentage points.

By month

July is historically the weakest month and October the strongest, a spread of 18.9 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026

Airlines at MIA

Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.

CarrierDeparturesOn timeCancelledMedian delay
American Airlines AA183,47771.3%1.44%-3 min
Envoy Air MQ41,63780.9%1.18%-6 min
Delta Air Lines DL33,98674.3%1.35%-4 min
United Airlines UA19,64477.1%1.58%-7 min
Southwest Airlines WN16,92074.3%1.05%-3 min
Spirit Airlines NK15,36572.8%2.36%-5 min
Frontier Airlines F911,84573.6%2.21%-6 min
JetBlue B64,07766.2%2.50%-1 min
Republic Airways YX2,69173.9%1.30%-6 min
Alaska Airlines AS1,59272.4%2.51%-4 min

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.

Routes from MIA

Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.

Busiest routes

DestinationFlightsOn timeScore
MIAATL Atlanta19,56472.2%51
MIALGA New York17,46971.5%43
MIAJFK New York15,45871.7%44
MIADFW Dallas–Fort Worth14,43571.4%45
MIAORD Chicago13,29774.6%57
MIAEWR Newark12,50272.7%43
MIADCA Washington11,64674.7%56
MIAMCO Orlando11,48272.3%49
MIABOS Boston11,21070.4%45
MIACLT Charlotte10,98576.1%59
MIAIAH Houston10,57173.7%51
MIALAX Los Angeles10,21574.2%61

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.

Reliability over time

On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026

Data and sources

Historical statistics

Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 331,265 departures from MIA. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.

Full methodology · All data sources

Live conditions

Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.

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Latest observation for MIA: METAR KMIA 292353Z COR 02003KT 10SM FEW014 BKN120 OVC200 27/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 60008 T02670233 10278 20267 55003 $ (issued ).