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Airport · AGS · Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, GA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Augusta, GA (AGS) ranks #164 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Augusta, GA 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%
On-time
Top 44%
on-time, US airports
89 min
Delay when late
0.98%
Cancelled
#164 of 382
Corpus placement
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AGS on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 290,746.

Late Aircraft 31.8% (92,407 min)
Carrier 42.9% (124,813 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.2% (38,253 min)
Weather 12.1% (35,067 min)
Security 0.1% (206 min)

AGS - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (93.8%) · worst: April (89.5%)

89%90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.1%

AGS - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 94.9% 88.7% ▼ -6.5%

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

Average taxi-out 17.7 min · taxi-in 5.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

14 min16 min18 min20 min22 min Jan 24Dec 25 20.6 min 18.6 min ▼ -9.7%

AGS's average taxi-out (17.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.6 min (September 2025) to 20.6 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Augusta, GA.

Cancellation Rate

0.98%

406 of 41,579 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

23 of 41,579 flights

Delay Rate

16.0%

6,637 of 41,579 flights

Top Routes from AGS

Busiest routes to and from Augusta, GA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
AGS (Augusta) → ATL (Atlanta) 11,470 87.5% 143 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → AGS (Augusta) 11,442 87.5% 143 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → AGS (Augusta) 4,661 82.4% 140 mi
AGS (Augusta) → CLT (Charlotte) 4,659 78.9% 140 mi
AGS (Augusta) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 2,157 79% 874 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → AGS (Augusta) 2,127 78.9% 874 mi
AGS (Augusta) → DCA (Washington) 1,281 77.3% 468 mi
DCA (Washington) → AGS (Augusta) 1,280 73.8% 468 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Augusta, GA, both outside Georgia 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%).

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson, ND

84% on-time 4,996 flights

Washington, DC

Washington, VA

84.1% on-time 618,145 flights

Eugene, OR

Eugene, OR

84.1% on-time 90,806 flights

Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC

83.9% on-time 80,728 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 41,579).

Durango, CO

Durango, CO

42,722 flights 83.4% on-time

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa, CA

43,075 flights 83.3% on-time

Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls, ID

43,233 flights 84.4% on-time

Peoria, IL

Peoria, IL

44,104 flights 80.7% on-time

Other Airports in Georgia

Compare performance with other Georgia airports.

ATL 83.7%

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta · 3,758,561 flights
SAV 80.9%

Savannah, GA

Savannah · 204,730 flights
CSG 87.4%

Columbus, GA

Columbus · 11,968 flights
ABY 87.7%

Albany, GA

Albany · 10,492 flights
VLD 88.3%

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta · 9,259 flights
BQK 88.5%

Brunswick, GA

Brunswick · 8,479 flights

AGS delay-share reading

The standout signal at Augusta, GA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 42.9% of 290,746 delay minutes across 41,579 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84% (5 pts above the 79% national average), with 6,637 delayed and 406 cancelled (0.98%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (31.8% late-aircraft, 42.9% carrier, 13.2% NAS, 12.1% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, AGS is strongest in October (93.8% on-time) and weakest in April (89.5%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in April (~749 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Georgia: Georgia 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 AGS's data

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

  • Check the busiest route from AGS before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than April 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.