Alexandria, LA

What the Data Says About AEX

Alexandria, LA in Alexandria, Louisiana handled 23,340 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 86.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 3,223 experienced delays, 302 were cancelled, and 21 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.29%, the diversion rate to 0.09%, and the average delay when departures run late is 89.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing AEX against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at AEX, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 44.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 23.5% and Weather at 18.7%. Weather contributes 18.7% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. 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 AEX with a 94.2% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 91.8% — a 2-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 364. The busiest route from AEX is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth), with 6,356 flights at a 79.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 86.2% on-time, 89.6-minute average delay, 1.29% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Alexandria, LA.