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Binghamton, NY

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Binghamton, NY (BGM) ranks #328 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Binghamton, NY posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87.9%
On-time
Top 11%
on-time, US airports
107 min
Delay when late
1.44%
Cancelled
#328 of 382
Corpus placement
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BGM on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%87.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 37,754.

Late Aircraft 23.1% (8,705 min)
Carrier 51.4% (19,415 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.7% (4,403 min)
Weather 13.9% (5,231 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

BGM - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (97.7%) · worst: December (91.1%)

90%92%94%96%98%100% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.1%

BGM - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 94.3% 91.2% ▼ -3.3%

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

Average taxi-out 20.7 min · taxi-in 3.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min20 min30 min40 min Sep 23Dec 25 12.9 min 29.7 min ▲ +130.2%

BGM's average taxi-out (20.7 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is January 2024 at 33.4 min; the lightest is July 2025 at 12.6 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Binghamton, NY.

Cancellation Rate

1.44%

70 of 4,852 flights

Diversion Rate

0.08%

4 of 4,852 flights

Delay Rate

12.1%

588 of 4,852 flights

Top Routes from BGM

Busiest routes to and from Binghamton, NY.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
BGM (Binghamton) → DTW (Detroit) 1,579 88.9% 378 mi
DTW (Detroit) → BGM (Binghamton) 1,578 88.7% 378 mi
LGA (New York) → BGM (Binghamton) 651 83.6% 147 mi
BGM (Binghamton) → LGA (New York) 650 83.2% 147 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Binghamton, NY, both outside New York 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: 87.9%).

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88% on-time 39,026 flights

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88% on-time 8,666 flights

Muskegon, MI

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88% on-time 3,627 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 4,852).

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4,730 flights 88.1% on-time

Dickinson, ND

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4,996 flights 84% on-time

Pullman, WA

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4,696 flights 86.6% on-time

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BGM delay-share reading

The standout signal at Binghamton, NY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.4% of 37,754 delay minutes across 4,852 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.9% (8.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 588 delayed and 70 cancelled (1.44%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (23.1% late-aircraft, 51.4% carrier, 11.7% NAS, 13.9% 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, BGM is strongest in October (97.7% on-time) and weakest in December (91.1%), a 6.6-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~83 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DTW (Detroit) at 88.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for New York: New York 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 BGM's data

BGM'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 BGM before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. January 2024 averaged 33.4 min. 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

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.