According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Bangor, ME (BGR) ranks #153 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Bangor, ME posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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BGR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 375,799.
Late Aircraft36.5% (137,268 min)
Carrier27.4% (103,083 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)30.0% (112,894 min)
Weather5.8% (21,970 min)
Security0.2% (584 min)
BGR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (94.5%) · worst: July (89%)
BGR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
BGR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.3 min · taxi-in 6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BGR's average taxi-out (18.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.9 min (May 2024) to 26.6 min (February 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Bangor, ME, both outside Maine 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 Bangor, ME is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 36.5% of 375,799 delay minutes across 47,532 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83% (4 pts above the 79% national average), with 8,098 delayed and 919 cancelled (1.93%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (36.5% late-aircraft, 27.4% carrier, 30.0% NAS, 5.8% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, BGR is strongest in May (94.5% on-time) and weakest in July (89%), a 5.5-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~1,046 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DCA (Washington) at 79.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Bangor, ME vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83%Top 55%higher than 45% of 382 airports
Bangor, ME
60%95%
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.
BGR's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from BGR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in May rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.3 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 Bangor, ME's on-time rate?
Bangor, ME (BGR) has a 83% on-time rate across 47,532 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does BGR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Bangor, ME ranks #153 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 Bangor, ME?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at BGR, accounting for 36.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 36.5% late-aircraft, 27.4% carrier, 30.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.8% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Bangor, ME?
May is historically BGR's strongest month at 94.5% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89%, a 5.5-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