Waco, TX

What the Data Says About ACT

Waco, TX in Waco, Texas handled 15,417 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,257 experienced delays, 302 were cancelled, and 2 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.96%, the diversion rate to 0.01%, and the average delay when departures run late is 79.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ACT against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at ACT, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 42.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 28.1% and Weather at 16.8%. Weather contributes 16.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, March runs the cleanest at ACT with a 95.2% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 89.3% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 229. The busiest route from ACT is to ACT (Waco), with 7,708 flights at a 84.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.4% on-time, 79.7-minute average delay, 1.96% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Waco, TX.