Arcata/Eureka, CA

What the Data Says About ACV

Arcata/Eureka, CA in Arcata/Eureka, California handled 20,571 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 84.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 3,202 experienced delays, 296 were cancelled, and 36 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.44%, the diversion rate to 0.18%, and the average delay when departures run late is 111.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ACV against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at ACV, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 45.9% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 25.9% and Weather at 16.8%. Weather contributes 16.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at ACV with a 94.2% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 90.9% — a 3-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 320. The busiest route from ACV is to SFO (San Francisco), with 5,960 flights at a 80% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 84.4% on-time, 111.8-minute average delay, 1.44% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Arcata/Eureka, CA.