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.
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BPT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX handles more flight
volume than 33% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
84% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 9,249 ·
On-time rate: 87.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes68,112 min
Carrier26,694 min · 39%
Weather16,739 min · 25%
Late Aircraft14,342 min · 21%
NAS (National Aviation System)10,289 min · 15%
Security48 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
BPT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (95.4%) · worst: May (92.3%)
BPT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87%Top 16%higher than 84% of 382 airports
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX's on-time rate?
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX (BPT) has a 87% on-time rate across 9,249 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does BPT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX ranks #257 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 Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at BPT, accounting for 39.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 21.1% late-aircraft, 39.2% carrier, 15.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 24.6% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX?
February is historically BPT's strongest month at 95.4% on-time, while May is the weakest at 92.3%, a 3.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.