According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Appleton, WI (ATW) ranks #133 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Appleton, WI posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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ATW on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 517,486.
Late Aircraft18.9% (97,566 min)
Carrier51.1% (264,297 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.4% (89,886 min)
Weather12.7% (65,492 min)
Security0.0% (245 min)
ATW - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (93.8%) · worst: December (89.3%)
ATW - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ATW - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.8 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ATW's average taxi-out (18.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.9 min (May 2024) to 27.0 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Appleton, WI, both outside Wisconsin 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 Appleton, WI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.1% of 517,486 delay minutes across 63,493 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.3% (3.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 11,237 delayed and 618 cancelled (0.97%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (18.9% late-aircraft, 51.1% carrier, 17.4% NAS, 12.7% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, ATW is strongest in October (93.8% on-time) and weakest in December (89.3%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~956 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 78.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Appleton, WI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.3%Top 63%higher than 37% of 382 airports
Appleton, WI
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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.
ATW's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ATW before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.8 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 Appleton, WI's on-time rate?
Appleton, WI (ATW) has a 82.3% on-time rate across 63,493 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does ATW rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Appleton, WI ranks #133 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 Appleton, WI?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ATW, accounting for 51.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 18.9% late-aircraft, 51.1% carrier, 17.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.7% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Appleton, WI?
October is historically ATW's strongest month at 93.8% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89.3%, a 4.5-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