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Airport · ACV · Arcata/Eureka, California

Arcata/Eureka, CA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Arcata/Eureka, CA (ACV) ranks #207 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Arcata/Eureka, CA 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

84.4%
On-time
Top 39%
on-time, US airports
112 min
Delay when late
1.44%
Cancelled
#207 of 382
Corpus placement
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ACV on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 209,419.

Late Aircraft 25.9% (54,201 min)
Carrier 45.9% (96,077 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.5% (24,001 min)
Weather 16.8% (35,135 min)
Security 0.0% (5 min)

ACV - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (94.2%) · worst: December (90.9%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.9%

ACV - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 94.8% 92.4% ▼ -2.5%

ACV - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 17.7 min · taxi-in 7.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 16.5 min 21.2 min ▲ +28.5%

ACV's average taxi-out (17.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.1 min (September 2024) to 23.2 min (November 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Arcata/Eureka, CA.

Cancellation Rate

1.44%

296 of 20,571 flights

Diversion Rate

0.18%

36 of 20,571 flights

Delay Rate

15.6%

3,202 of 20,571 flights

Top Routes from ACV

Busiest routes to and from Arcata/Eureka, CA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ACV (Arcata/Eureka) → SFO (San Francisco) 5,960 80% 250 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → ACV (Arcata/Eureka) 5,958 83% 250 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → ACV (Arcata/Eureka) 1,772 87.4% 577 mi
ACV (Arcata/Eureka) → LAX (Los Angeles) 1,745 87.8% 577 mi
ACV (Arcata/Eureka) → DEN (Denver) 1,088 79.4% 1,026 mi
DEN (Denver) → ACV (Arcata/Eureka) 1,061 78.3% 1,026 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Arcata/Eureka, CA, both outside California 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: 84.4%).

Portland, OR

Portland, OR

84.4% on-time 661,488 flights

Spokane, WA

Spokane, WA

84.4% on-time 205,595 flights

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell, MT

84.4% on-time 50,123 flights

Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls, ID

84.4% on-time 43,233 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 20,571).

Casper, WY

Casper, WY

20,592 flights 83.5% on-time

Rochester, MN

Rochester, MN

20,848 flights 85.8% on-time

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC

20,873 flights 87.4% on-time

Provo, UT

Provo, UT

20,217 flights 76.5% on-time

Other Airports in California

Compare performance with other California airports.

LAX 82.8%

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles · 2,137,032 flights
SFO 81%

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco · 1,466,784 flights
SAN 80.8%

San Diego, CA

San Diego · 973,807 flights
SMF 82.7%

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento · 592,833 flights
SJC 84.2%

San Jose, CA

San Jose · 546,547 flights
SNA 82.5%

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana · 482,186 flights
OAK 81.7%

Oakland, CA

Oakland · 472,036 flights
BUR 82.4%

Burbank, CA

Burbank · 319,148 flights

ACV delay-share reading

The standout signal at Arcata/Eureka, CA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 45.9% of 209,419 delay minutes across 20,571 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.4% (5.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,202 delayed and 296 cancelled (1.44%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (25.9% late-aircraft, 45.9% carrier, 11.5% NAS, 16.8% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, ACV is strongest in April (94.2% on-time) and weakest in December (90.9%), a 3.3-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~320 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SFO (San Francisco) at 80% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for California: California 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 ACV's data

ACV's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from ACV 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 17.7 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.