According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Branson, MO (BKG) ranks #379 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Branson, MO posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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BKG on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Branson, MO sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Branson, MO handles more flight
volume than 1% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
7% 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.
Branson, MO vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 363 ·
On-time rate: 77.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: NAS.
Total delay minutes2,439 min
NAS (National Aviation System)1,227 min · 50%
Late Aircraft830 min · 34%
Carrier382 min · 16%
Weather0 min · 0%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
BKG - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94.4%) · worst: July (81.2%)
BKG - on-time rate by year
2020–2022, year-over-year trend.
BKG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 9.6 min · taxi-in 6.7 min over the last 15 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BKG's average taxi-out (9.6 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (June 2022, 14.0 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Branson, MO.
Cancellation Rate
1.10%
4 of 363 flights
Diversion Rate
0.00%
0 of 363 flights
Delay Rate
22.6%
82 of 363 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Branson, MO, both outside Missouri 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 Branson, MO is the delay mix: NAS owns 50.3% of 2,439 delay minutes across 363 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 77.4% (1.6 pts below the 79% national average), with 82 delayed and 4 cancelled (1.10%).
Delay minutes concentrate in NAS (34.0% late-aircraft, 15.7% carrier, 50.3% NAS, 0.0% 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, BKG is strongest in November (94.4% on-time) and weakest in July (81.2%), a 13.2-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~34 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Branson, MO vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
77.4%Top 93%higher than 7% of 382 airports
Branson, MO
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 (2020–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
BKG'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 BKG against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 9.6 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 Branson, MO's on-time rate?
Branson, MO (BKG) has a 77.4% on-time rate across 363 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2022), 1.6 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does BKG rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Branson, MO ranks #379 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 Branson, MO?
NAS is the leading delay cause at BKG, accounting for 50.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 34.0% late-aircraft, 15.7% carrier, 50.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 0.0% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Branson, MO?
November is historically BKG's strongest month at 94.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 81.2%, a 13.2-point swing across the BTS historical record.