Key West International Airport (EYW) delays & on-time performance
Key West, Florida · 21 nonstop destinations · 8 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at EYW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.0%
169 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
90 min when late
Departed on time
76%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 8,348 departures from EYW; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into EYW were on time 81% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Key West International Airport (EYW) arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); United Airlines was the least (67%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (89% on time); around 5pm did worst (66%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from EYW
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PHL · Philadelphia66%493 flts
- ORD · Chicago69%775 flts
- EWR · Newark70%460 flts
- DCA · Washington76%590 flts
- MIA · Miami81%1,250 flts
- CLT · Charlotte82%1,259 flts
- ATL · Atlanta86%1,460 flts
Most reliable routes from EYW
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta86%1,460 flts
- CLT · Charlotte82%1,259 flts
- MIA · Miami81%1,250 flts
- DCA · Washington76%590 flts
- EWR · Newark70%460 flts
- ORD · Chicago69%775 flts
- PHL · Philadelphia66%493 flts
Best airline at EYW
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 85% | 1.8% | 16 min | 3 | 1,477 |
| Envoy Air | 79% | 1.1% | 16 min | 5 | 2,143 |
| Allegiant Air | 77% | 0.8% | 22 min | 8 | 933 |
| JetBlue | 75% | 2.7% | 20 min | 1 | 182 |
| Republic Airways | 75% | 3.0% | 19 min | 8 | 1,315 |
| American Airlines | 74% | 3.1% | 31 min | 5 | 1,750 |
| United Airlines | 67% | 1.8% | 40 min | 3 | 446 |
| Spirit Airlines | 51% | 4.9% | 28 min | 1 | 102 |
Best time to fly out of EYW
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am89%531 flts
- 8am94%106 flts
- 10am82%113 flts
- 11am87%728 flts
- 12pm81%1,005 flts
- 1pm75%1,000 flts
- 2pm75%1,411 flts
- 3pm70%554 flts
- 4pm72%897 flts
- 5pm66%757 flts
- 6pm78%618 flts
- 7pm75%386 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.