According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Aberdeen, SD (ABR) ranks #267 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Aberdeen, SD posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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ABR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Aberdeen, SD sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Aberdeen, SD handles more flight
volume than 30% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
93% 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.
Aberdeen, SD vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 8,753 ·
On-time rate: 88.6%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes63,928 min
Carrier49,555 min · 78%
Weather12,444 min · 19%
NAS (National Aviation System)1,492 min · 2%
Security389 min · 1%
Late Aircraft48 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
ABR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (96.8%) · worst: December (89.1%)
ABR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ABR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15 min · taxi-in 4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ABR's average taxi-out (15 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 9.8 min (October 2025) to 24.4 min (December 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Aberdeen, SD, both outside South Dakota 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 Aberdeen, SD is the delay mix: Carrier owns 77.5% of 63,928 delay minutes across 8,753 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.6% (9.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 997 delayed and 73 cancelled (0.83%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.1% late-aircraft, 77.5% carrier, 2.3% NAS, 19.5% weather, 0.6% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, ABR is strongest in April (96.8% on-time) and weakest in December (89.1%), a 7.7-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~136 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 88.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Aberdeen, SD vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
88.6%Top 7%higher than 93% of 382 airports
Aberdeen, SD
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.
ABR'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 ABR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15 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 Aberdeen, SD's on-time rate?
Aberdeen, SD (ABR) has a 88.6% on-time rate across 8,753 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 9.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-10% on-time performance.
How does ABR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Aberdeen, SD ranks #267 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Aberdeen, SD?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ABR, accounting for 77.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 0.1% late-aircraft, 77.5% carrier, 2.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 19.5% weather, and 0.6% security.
When is the best time to fly through Aberdeen, SD?
April is historically ABR's strongest month at 96.8% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89.1%, a 7.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.