Scottsbluff, NE

What the Data Says About BFF

Scottsbluff, NE in Scottsbluff, Nebraska handled 7,768 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,141 experienced delays, 118 were cancelled, and 5 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.52%, the diversion rate to 0.06%, and the average delay when departures run late is 109.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing BFF against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at BFF, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 51.4% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 24.1% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 15.7%. Weather contributes 8.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at BFF with a 95.4% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 90.8% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in May, when average flights hit 121. The busiest route from BFF is to DEN (Denver), with 3,674 flights at a 82.7% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.3% on-time, 109.6-minute average delay, 1.52% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Scottsbluff, NE.