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270,735
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport handled 270,735 passengers in May 2026, up 4.7% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 100.0% 270,717 International 0.0% 18 Against 2019 +65.6% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 270,735 +4.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 224,543 +8.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 203,956 +4.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 122,167 +7.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 97,241 +3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 120,583 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 131,541 −3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 218,572 +6.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 185,369 +6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 272,354 +11.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 331,523 +12.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 316,036 +4.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 258,569 +6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 207,248 +3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 194,925 +2.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 113,807 −8.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 93,746 −2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 122,060 +4.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 136,936 −3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 205,854 +5.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 174,108 −0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 244,477 +9.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 296,089 −4.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 302,321 +6.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 07:00–08:00 2.6min · 2,485 recorded · 2,458 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 35.6min 07:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights 19,097 Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 89.7% · 1,684 recorded · 1,656 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.4% · 2,485 recorded · 2,458 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 88.6% · 560 recorded · 552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 88.2% · 1,028 recorded · 1,016 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 84.1% · 1,265 recorded · 1,243 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 81.5% · 1,496 recorded · 1,466 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.1% · 1,857 recorded · 1,827 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 81.0% · 1,215 recorded · 1,202 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 79.9% · 1,520 recorded · 1,507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 69.9% · 1,101 recorded · 1,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 72.7% · 1,323 recorded · 1,305 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 75.6% · 1,145 recorded · 1,123 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 71.2% · 1,015 recorded · 996 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 70.0% · 1,025 recorded · 992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 59.0% · 316 recorded · 312 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 38.2 19.1 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 6.9 min · 1,684 recorded · 1,656 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2.6 min · 2,485 recorded · 2,458 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 3.8 min · 560 recorded · 552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 3.8 min · 1,028 recorded · 1,016 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 11.1 min · 1,265 recorded · 1,243 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 13.5 min · 1,496 recorded · 1,466 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 12.6 min · 1,857 recorded · 1,827 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 9.5 min · 1,215 recorded · 1,202 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 12.3 min · 1,520 recorded · 1,507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 24.9 min · 1,101 recorded · 1,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 20.9 min · 1,323 recorded · 1,305 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 15.8 min · 1,145 recorded · 1,123 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 21.6 min · 1,015 recorded · 996 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 20.5 min · 1,025 recorded · 992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 38.2 min · 316 recorded · 312 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 2,485 1,243 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 1,684 · 1,684 recorded · 1,656 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2,485 · 2,485 recorded · 2,458 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 560 · 560 recorded · 552 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,028 · 1,028 recorded · 1,016 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 1,265 · 1,265 recorded · 1,243 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,496 · 1,496 recorded · 1,466 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 1,857 · 1,857 recorded · 1,827 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 1,215 · 1,215 recorded · 1,202 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 1,520 · 1,520 recorded · 1,507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 1,101 · 1,101 recorded · 1,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 1,323 · 1,323 recorded · 1,305 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 1,145 · 1,145 recorded · 1,123 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 1,015 · 1,015 recorded · 996 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 1,025 · 1,025 recorded · 992 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 316 · 316 recorded · 312 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 62 · 62 recorded · 61 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 No observations — — — 06:00 89.7% 6.9 min 1,656 1,684 07:00 92.4% 2.6 min 2,458 2,485 08:00 88.6% 3.8 min 552 560 09:00 88.2% 3.8 min 1,016 1,028 10:00 84.1% 11.1 min 1,243 1,265 11:00 81.5% 13.5 min 1,466 1,496 12:00 81.1% 12.6 min 1,827 1,857 13:00 81.0% 9.5 min 1,202 1,215 14:00 79.9% 12.3 min 1,507 1,520 15:00 69.9% 24.9 min 1,076 1,101 16:00 72.7% 20.9 min 1,305 1,323 17:00 75.6% 15.8 min 1,123 1,145 18:00 71.2% 21.6 min 996 1,015 19:00 70.0% 20.5 min 992 1,025 20:00 59.0% 38.2 min 312 316 21:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 61 62 22:00 No observations — — — 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 80.3% · 2,866 recorded · 2,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 85.0% · 2,117 recorded · 2,091 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 87.0% · 2,182 recorded · 2,153 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.7% · 2,895 recorded · 2,855 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 81.7% · 2,832 recorded · 2,776 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 77.5% · 3,184 recorded · 3,124 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 76.8% · 3,021 recorded · 2,965 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 17.8 8.9 0.0
Monday · 11.7 min · 2,866 recorded · 2,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 11.6 min · 2,117 recorded · 2,091 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 4.6 min · 2,182 recorded · 2,153 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 11.5 min · 2,895 recorded · 2,855 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 13.6 min · 2,832 recorded · 2,776 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 15.3 min · 3,184 recorded · 3,124 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 17.8 min · 3,021 recorded · 2,965 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 3,184 1,592 0
Monday · 2,866 · 2,866 recorded · 2,828 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 2,117 · 2,117 recorded · 2,091 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 2,182 · 2,182 recorded · 2,153 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 2,895 · 2,895 recorded · 2,855 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 2,832 · 2,832 recorded · 2,776 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 3,184 · 3,184 recorded · 3,124 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 3,021 · 3,021 recorded · 2,965 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 80.3% 11.7 min 2,828 2,866 Tuesday 85.0% 11.6 min 2,091 2,117 Wednesday 87.0% 4.6 min 2,153 2,182 Thursday 81.7% 11.5 min 2,855 2,895 Friday 81.7% 13.6 min 2,776 2,832 Saturday 77.5% 15.3 min 3,124 3,184 Sunday 76.8% 17.8 min 2,965 3,021
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 82.7% · 1,197 recorded · 1,103 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 84.2% · 1,158 recorded · 1,142 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 81.4% · 1,768 recorded · 1,735 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 81.0% · 1,819 recorded · 1,804 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 77.9% · 2,178 recorded · 2,157 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 70.6% · 2,571 recorded · 2,529 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 77.5% · 1,310 recorded · 1,295 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 79.3% · 1,103 recorded · 1,090 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.8% · 1,579 recorded · 1,567 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 88.9% · 1,790 recorded · 1,789 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 87.6% · 1,327 recorded · 1,311 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 80.6% · 1,297 recorded · 1,270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 22.5 11.3 0.0
Jan · 13.7 min · 1,197 recorded · 1,103 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 10.5 min · 1,158 recorded · 1,142 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 13.4 min · 1,768 recorded · 1,735 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 11.3 min · 1,819 recorded · 1,804 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 13.1 min · 2,178 recorded · 2,157 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 22.5 min · 2,571 recorded · 2,529 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 16.9 min · 1,310 recorded · 1,295 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 16.3 min · 1,103 recorded · 1,090 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 7.1 min · 1,579 recorded · 1,567 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 2.7 min · 1,790 recorded · 1,789 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 3.5 min · 1,327 recorded · 1,311 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 17.5 min · 1,297 recorded · 1,270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 2,571 1,286 0
Jan · 1,197 · 1,197 recorded · 1,103 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 1,158 · 1,158 recorded · 1,142 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 1,768 · 1,768 recorded · 1,735 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 1,819 · 1,819 recorded · 1,804 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 2,178 · 2,178 recorded · 2,157 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 2,571 · 2,571 recorded · 2,529 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,310 · 1,310 recorded · 1,295 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,103 · 1,103 recorded · 1,090 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 1,579 · 1,579 recorded · 1,567 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 1,790 · 1,790 recorded · 1,789 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 1,327 · 1,327 recorded · 1,311 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 1,297 · 1,297 recorded · 1,270 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 82.7% 13.7 min 1,103 1,197 Feb 84.2% 10.5 min 1,142 1,158 Mar 81.4% 13.4 min 1,735 1,768 Apr 81.0% 11.3 min 1,804 1,819 May 77.9% 13.1 min 2,157 2,178 Jun 70.6% 22.5 min 2,529 2,571 Jul 77.5% 16.9 min 1,295 1,310 Aug 79.3% 16.3 min 1,090 1,103 Sep 87.8% 7.1 min 1,567 1,579 Oct 88.9% 2.7 min 1,789 1,790 Nov 87.6% 3.5 min 1,311 1,327 Dec 80.6% 17.5 min 1,270 1,297
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 79.7% 15,217 Delayed >15 min 18.7% 3,575 Cancelled 1.6% 305 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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