According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Amarillo, TX (AMA) ranks #139 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Amarillo, TX posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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AMA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 406,451.
Late Aircraft38.0% (154,556 min)
Carrier34.2% (138,806 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)18.0% (73,013 min)
Weather9.6% (38,841 min)
Security0.3% (1,235 min)
AMA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (94%) · worst: June (89.3%)
AMA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
AMA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.1 min · taxi-in 5.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
AMA's average taxi-out (15.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.9 min (July 2024) to 18.8 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Amarillo, TX, both outside Texas 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 Amarillo, TX is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 38.0% of 406,451 delay minutes across 57,122 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.2% (3.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 10,144 delayed and 832 cancelled (1.46%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (38.0% late-aircraft, 34.2% carrier, 18.0% NAS, 9.6% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, AMA is strongest in February (94% on-time) and weakest in June (89.3%), a 4.7-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~886 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 81% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Amarillo, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.2%Top 65%higher than 35% of 382 airports
Amarillo, TX
60%95%
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.
AMA's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from AMA before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in February rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.1 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 Amarillo, TX's on-time rate?
Amarillo, TX (AMA) has a 82.2% on-time rate across 57,122 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does AMA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Amarillo, TX ranks #139 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 Amarillo, TX?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at AMA, accounting for 38.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 38.0% late-aircraft, 34.2% carrier, 18.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.6% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Amarillo, TX?
February is historically AMA's strongest month at 94% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.3%, a 4.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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