Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

What the Data Says About BPT

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX in Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas handled 9,249 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 87% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,199 experienced delays, 162 were cancelled, and 10 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.75%, the diversion rate to 0.11%, and the average delay when departures run late is 105.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing BPT against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at BPT, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 39.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Weather at 24.6% and Late Aircraft at 21.1%. Weather contributes 24.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, February runs the cleanest at BPT with a 95.4% on-time rate, while May is the roughest at 92.3% — a 3-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 145. The busiest route from BPT is to BPT (Beaumont/Port Arthur), with 4,626 flights at a 86.5% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87% on-time, 105.6-minute average delay, 1.75% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX.