Abilene, TX

What the Data Says About ABI

Abilene, TX in Abilene, Texas handled 21,805 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 3,217 experienced delays, 250 were cancelled, and 10 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.15%, the diversion rate to 0.05%, and the average delay when departures run late is 75.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ABI against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at ABI, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 33.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 29.5% and Weather at 19.4%. Weather contributes 19.4% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.2%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, February runs the cleanest at ABI with a 95.4% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 91.4% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 326. The busiest route from ABI is to ABI (Abilene), with 10,329 flights at a 83.5% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.2% on-time, 75.5-minute average delay, 1.15% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Abilene, TX.