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.
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AGS on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Augusta, GA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Augusta, GA handles more flight
volume than 57% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
56% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Augusta, GA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 41,579 ·
On-time rate: 84.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes290,746 min
Carrier124,813 min · 43%
Late Aircraft92,407 min · 32%
NAS (National Aviation System)38,253 min · 13%
Weather35,067 min · 12%
Security206 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
AGS - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (93.8%) · worst: April (89.5%)
AGS - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Augusta, GA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84%Top 44%higher than 56% of 382 airports
Augusta, GA
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Augusta, GA's on-time rate?
Augusta, GA (AGS) has a 84% on-time rate across 41,579 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does AGS rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Augusta, GA ranks #164 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Augusta, GA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at AGS, accounting for 42.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 31.8% late-aircraft, 42.9% carrier, 13.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.1% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Augusta, GA?
October is historically AGS's strongest month at 93.8% on-time, while April is the weakest at 89.5%, a 4.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.