Binghamton, NY

What the Data Says About BGM

Binghamton, NY in Binghamton, New York handled 4,852 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 87.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 588 experienced delays, 70 were cancelled, and 4 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.44%, the diversion rate to 0.08%, and the average delay when departures run late is 107.2 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing BGM against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at BGM, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 51.4% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 23.1% and Weather at 13.9%. Weather contributes 13.9% 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, October runs the cleanest at BGM with a 97.7% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 91.1% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 83. The busiest route from BGM is to DTW (Detroit), with 1,579 flights at a 88.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87.9% on-time, 107.2-minute average delay, 1.44% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Binghamton, NY.