According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Abilene, TX (ABI) ranks #200 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Abilene, TX posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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ABI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Abilene, TX sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Abilene, TX handles more flight
volume than 48% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
69% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Abilene, TX vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 21,805 ·
On-time rate: 85.2%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes130,132 min
Late Aircraft42,933 min · 33%
Carrier38,336 min · 29%
Weather25,191 min · 19%
NAS (National Aviation System)23,439 min · 18%
Security233 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
ABI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (95.4%) · worst: June (91.4%)
ABI - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ABI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ABI's average taxi-out (12 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2024, 15.0 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Abilene, TX, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Abilene, TX is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 33.0% of 130,132 delay minutes across 21,805 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.2% (6.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,217 delayed and 250 cancelled (1.15%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (33.0% late-aircraft, 29.5% carrier, 18.0% NAS, 19.4% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, ABI is strongest in February (95.4% on-time) and weakest in June (91.4%), a 4.0-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~326 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 83.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Abilene, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.2%Top 31%higher than 69% of 382 airports
Abilene, TX
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
ABI's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ABI before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in February rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Abilene, TX's on-time rate?
Abilene, TX (ABI) has a 85.2% on-time rate across 21,805 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does ABI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Abilene, TX ranks #200 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Abilene, TX?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at ABI, accounting for 33.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.0% late-aircraft, 29.5% carrier, 18.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 19.4% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Abilene, TX?
February is historically ABI's strongest month at 95.4% on-time, while June is the weakest at 91.4%, a 4.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.