According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Bishop, CA (BIH) ranks #357 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Bishop, CA posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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BIH on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Bishop, CA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Bishop, CA handles more flight
volume than 7% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
4% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Bishop, CA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 2,388 ·
On-time rate: 75.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes28,687 min
Late Aircraft13,415 min · 47%
Carrier9,948 min · 35%
NAS (National Aviation System)3,117 min · 11%
Weather2,207 min · 8%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
BIH - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: June (96%) · worst: December (82.4%)
BIH - on-time rate by year
2021–2025, year-over-year trend.
BIH - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.8 min · taxi-in 5.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BIH's average taxi-out (14.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 9.0 min (October 2024) to 23.7 min (February 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Bishop, CA.
Cancellation Rate
2.05%
49 of 2,388 flights
Diversion Rate
0.25%
6 of 2,388 flights
Delay Rate
25.0%
598 of 2,388 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Bishop, CA, both outside California 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 Bishop, CA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 46.8% of 28,687 delay minutes across 2,388 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 75% (4 pts below the 79% national average), with 598 delayed and 49 cancelled (2.05%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (46.8% late-aircraft, 34.7% carrier, 10.9% NAS, 7.7% 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, BIH is strongest in June (96% on-time) and weakest in December (82.4%), a 13.6-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~120 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Bishop, CA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
75%Top 96%higher than 4% of 382 airports
Bishop, CA
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 (2021–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
BIH's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Compare BIH against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in June rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.8 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 Bishop, CA's on-time rate?
Bishop, CA (BIH) has a 75% on-time rate across 2,388 BTS-tracked flights (2021-2025), 4 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does BIH rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Bishop, CA ranks #357 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Bishop, CA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at BIH, accounting for 46.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 46.8% late-aircraft, 34.7% carrier, 10.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.7% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Bishop, CA?
June is historically BIH's strongest month at 96% on-time, while December is the weakest at 82.4%, a 13.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.