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Airport · BFF · Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Scottsbluff, NE

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Scottsbluff, NE (BFF) ranks #295 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Scottsbluff, NE posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.3%
On-time
Top 30%
on-time, US airports
110 min
Delay when late
1.52%
Cancelled
#295 of 382
Corpus placement
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BFF on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 70,735.

Late Aircraft 24.1% (17,019 min)
Carrier 51.4% (36,346 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 15.7% (11,116 min)
Weather 8.8% (6,235 min)
Security 0.0% (19 min)

BFF - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (95.4%) · worst: June (90.8%)

90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.7%

BFF - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 95.8% 88.8% ▼ -7.3%

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

Average taxi-out 18.7 min · taxi-in 4.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 14.9 min 17.5 min ▲ +17.4%

BFF's average taxi-out (18.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.2 min (March 2024) to 24.7 min (July 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Scottsbluff, NE.

Cancellation Rate

1.52%

118 of 7,768 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

5 of 7,768 flights

Delay Rate

14.7%

1,141 of 7,768 flights

Top Routes from BFF

Busiest routes to and from Scottsbluff, NE.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
BFF (Scottsbluff) → DEN (Denver) 3,674 82.7% 150 mi
DEN (Denver) → BFF (Scottsbluff) 3,673 82.8% 150 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Scottsbluff, NE, both outside Nebraska 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: 85.3%).

Juneau, AK

Juneau, AK

85.3% on-time 52,533 flights

Tyler, TX

Tyler, TX

85.3% on-time 13,972 flights

Laramie, WY

Laramie, WY

85.3% on-time 7,419 flights

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

85.2% on-time 266,753 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 7,768).

Brainerd, MN

Brainerd, MN

7,762 flights 88.9% on-time

Pocatello, ID

Pocatello, ID

7,786 flights 93.7% on-time

Sheridan, WY

Sheridan, WY

7,839 flights 86.6% on-time

Devils Lake, ND

Devils Lake, ND

7,845 flights 86.3% on-time

Other Airports in Nebraska

Compare performance with other Nebraska airports.

OMA 82.5%

Omaha, NE

Omaha · 260,747 flights
LNK 80.3%

Lincoln, NE

Lincoln · 16,123 flights
GRI 82.4%

Grand Island, NE

Grand Island · 11,218 flights
LBF 85%

North Platte, NE

North Platte · 7,873 flights
EAR 85.8%

Kearney, NE

Kearney · 5,971 flights

BFF delay-share reading

The standout signal at Scottsbluff, NE is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.4% of 70,735 delay minutes across 7,768 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.3% (6.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,141 delayed and 118 cancelled (1.52%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (24.1% late-aircraft, 51.4% carrier, 15.7% NAS, 8.8% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, BFF is strongest in November (95.4% on-time) and weakest in June (90.8%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in May (~121 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 82.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Nebraska: Nebraska 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 BFF's data

BFF's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from BFF before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.7 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

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