Republic Airways

YX · RPA

Republic Airways carries about 21.6M passengers a year on 251 aircraft. Its busiest airport is New York.

Passengers flown a year

21.6M

251

aircraft

136

nonstop destinations

countries served

14.9 yr

average fleet age

78.5%

arrivals on time

77.4%

load factor

Republic Airways's network — arcs fan from all 8 hubs, sized by departures. Filed traffic, 12 months to May 2026.

Where Republic Airways flies

What Republic Airways actually flew — departures, seats, and passengers filed with the US DOT, the live complement to the fleet it owns.

Departures

373,756

12 months to May 2026

Seats flown

28,011,460

Passengers

21.6M

Load factor

77.4%

RPM ÷ ASM

Busiest Republic Airways routes

BOS–LGA
34 flights a day · 732,837 passengers
78.5%
full
DCA–LGA
25 flights a day · 520,801 passengers
77.4%
full
BOS–DCA
21 flights a day · 447,190 passengers
78.2%
full
IND–ORD
15 flights a day · 320,429 passengers
79.2%
full
CMH–LGA
15 flights a day · 307,174 passengers
75.8%
full
BOS–JFK
15 flights a day · 302,394 passengers
71.8%
full
LGA–PIT
15 flights a day · 298,364 passengers
75.6%
full
LGA–RDU
11 flights a day · 256,422 passengers
82.2%
full

All Republic Airways routes, hubs & monthly capacity

BOS–LGA+27.9%

LGA–PHL-98.6%

DCA–LGA+25.5%

LGA–RIC+71.4%

LGA–RDU+57.5%

ORD–PIT+84%

CVG–ORD+89.4%

GRR–LGA+178.6%

DCA–PHL-72.4%

ORD–RIC+342.5%

DCA–ORD+151%

DCA–PVD-76.7%

Bars are seats added or cut; the figure is the percentage. Comparing June 2025–May 2026 against June 2024–May 2025. Routes the airline started or dropped mid-year are left out — a percentage between a partial year and a full one measures whether the route existed, not how its capacity changed.

The fleet

Republic Airways reports 251 airframes across 2 types, averaging 14.9 yr. Click through for every tail number, its delivery date and age.

In the filing: 251249 in service · 2 stored
Average age: 14.9 yrAcross 251 dated airframes
Types operated: 2Largest: Embraer E175

100% regional · by aircraft

Type	Count	Avg age
Embraer E175	189	12.9 yr
Embraer E170	62	21.1 yr

Every Republic Airways tail number, delivery date & age

On-time performance

Of every 100 Republic Airways flights, 79 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 17 arrive late, and 4 are cancelled. That is a 78.5% on-time rate across 346K arrivals over the trailing 12 months.

Every 100 flights

On time 79Late 17Cancelled 4

16 min

average delay

14,745

flights cancelled

346K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Late inbound aircraft

National airspace system

Airline operations

Extreme weather

Security

Share of delay minutes

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 69.3%–84.4%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 69.3% of arrivals landed on time — 9.2 points below the year. The strongest was May 2026 at 84.4%.

On time vs. peers

Delta Air Lines81.6%

United Airlines79%

Republic Airways78.5%

Southwest Airlines76.6%

American Airlines74.4%

Bars scaled to the best performer, not to zero

Republic Airways lands 78.5% of its arrivals on time — 2 of 4 peers do better.

Frequently asked

How big is Republic Airways's fleet?

Republic Airways reports a fleet of about 251 aircraft across 2 types, with an average age of 14.9 yr.

How many passengers does Republic Airways carry a year?

Republic Airways carries about 21.6M passengers a year.

What is Republic Airways's biggest hub?

Republic Airways's busiest airport is New York.

How many destinations does Republic Airways fly to?

Republic Airways serves about 136 nonstop destinations in 3 countries.

How reliable is Republic Airways?

About 78.5% of Republic Airways flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule over the trailing 12 months, per US DOT figures.