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Abilene, TX

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.2%
On-time
Top 31%
on-time, US airports
76 min
Delay when late
1.15%
Cancelled
#200 of 382
Corpus placement
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ABI on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%85.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 130,132.

Late Aircraft 33.0% (42,933 min)
Carrier 29.5% (38,336 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 18.0% (23,439 min)
Weather 19.4% (25,191 min)
Security 0.2% (233 min)

ABI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: February (95.4%) · worst: June (91.4%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93%

ABI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.5% 91.6% ▼ -4.1%

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).

8 min10 min12 min14 min16 min Jan 24Dec 25 15 min 13.1 min ▼ -12.7%

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.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Abilene, TX.

Cancellation Rate

1.15%

250 of 21,805 flights

Diversion Rate

0.05%

10 of 21,805 flights

Delay Rate

14.8%

3,217 of 21,805 flights

Top Routes from ABI

Busiest routes to and from Abilene, TX.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → ABI (Abilene) 10,329 83.5% 158 mi
ABI (Abilene) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 10,320 83.1% 158 mi
ABI (Abilene) → IAH (Houston) 528 90.5% 307 mi
IAH (Houston) → ABI (Abilene) 528 88.4% 307 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85.2%).

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

85.2% on-time 266,753 flights

Mobile, AL

Mobile, AL

85.2% on-time 33,438 flights

Bloomington/Normal, IL

Bloomington/Normal, IL

85.2% on-time 25,097 flights

Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN

85.2% on-time 23,374 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 21,805).

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA

21,551 flights 82.7% on-time

Lansing, MI

Lansing, MI

21,361 flights 85% on-time

Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

22,330 flights 85.8% on-time

Trenton, NJ

Trenton, NJ

21,106 flights 75.4% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

ABI delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas flight data.

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.

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Using ABI's data

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.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.