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Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX (BPT) ranks #257 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87%
On-time
Top 16%
on-time, US airports
106 min
Delay when late
1.75%
Cancelled
#257 of 382
Corpus placement
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BPT on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%87%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 68,112.

Late Aircraft 21.1% (14,342 min)
Carrier 39.2% (26,694 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 15.1% (10,289 min)
Weather 24.6% (16,739 min)
Security 0.1% (48 min)

BPT - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: February (95.4%) · worst: May (92.3%)

92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.9%

BPT - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.5% 91.8% ▼ -3.9%

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

Average taxi-out 16.5 min · taxi-in 5.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min Jan 24Dec 25 12.4 min 17.6 min ▲ +41.9%

BPT's average taxi-out (16.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.4 min (January 2024) to 19.3 min (July 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX.

Cancellation Rate

1.75%

162 of 9,249 flights

Diversion Rate

0.11%

10 of 9,249 flights

Delay Rate

13.0%

1,199 of 9,249 flights

Top Routes from BPT

Busiest routes to and from Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → BPT (Beaumont/Port Arthur) 4,626 86.5% 270 mi
BPT (Beaumont/Port Arthur) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 4,623 84.3% 270 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX, both outside Texas 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%).

La Crosse, WI

La Crosse, WI

87% on-time 13,386 flights

Kodiak, AK

Kodiak, AK

87% on-time 9,654 flights

Pierre, SD

Pierre, SD

87% on-time 3,006 flights

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA

Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA

86.9% on-time 63,750 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,249).

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, GA

9,259 flights 88.3% on-time

State College, PA

State College, PA

9,139 flights 83.8% on-time

Salina, KS

Salina, KS

9,128 flights 81.8% on-time

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown, ND

9,384 flights 87.2% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

BPT delay-share reading

The standout signal at Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX is the delay mix: Carrier owns 39.2% of 68,112 delay minutes across 9,249 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87% (8 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,199 delayed and 162 cancelled (1.75%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (21.1% late-aircraft, 39.2% carrier, 15.1% NAS, 24.6% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, BPT is strongest in February (95.4% on-time) and weakest in May (92.3%), a 3.1-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~145 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 86.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas 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 BPT's data

BPT'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 BPT before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in February rather than May if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.5 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.

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.