Bishop, CA

What the Data Says About BIH

Bishop, CA in Bishop, California handled 2,388 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2021 and 2025, posting a 75% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 598 experienced delays, 49 were cancelled, and 6 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.05%, the diversion rate to 0.25%, and the average delay when departures run late is 97.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing BIH against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at BIH, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 46.8% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 34.7% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 10.9%. Weather contributes 7.7% 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, June runs the cleanest at BIH with a 96% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 82.4% — a 14-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 120. Combine these numbers — 75% on-time, 97.7-minute average delay, 2.05% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Bishop, CA.