According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Burlington, VT (BTV) ranks #118 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Burlington, VT posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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BTV on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 640,675.
Late Aircraft32.7% (209,404 min)
Carrier35.0% (224,064 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)21.7% (138,952 min)
Weather10.5% (67,012 min)
Security0.2% (1,243 min)
BTV - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94.6%) · worst: July (89.9%)
BTV - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
BTV - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 21.1 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BTV's average taxi-out (21.1 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2025 at 33.0 min; the lightest is June 2024 at 16.4 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Burlington, VT, both outside Vermont 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 Burlington, VT is the delay mix: Carrier owns 35.0% of 640,675 delay minutes across 79,685 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.4% (4.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 13,216 delayed and 1,313 cancelled (1.65%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (32.7% late-aircraft, 35.0% carrier, 21.7% NAS, 10.5% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, BTV is strongest in November (94.6% on-time) and weakest in July (89.9%), a 4.7-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~1,337 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DCA (Washington) at 77.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Burlington, VT vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.4%Top 50%higher than 50% of 382 airports
Burlington, VT
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.
BTV's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from BTV before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2025 averaged 33.0 min. 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 Burlington, VT's on-time rate?
Burlington, VT (BTV) has a 83.4% on-time rate across 79,685 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does BTV rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Burlington, VT ranks #118 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Burlington, VT?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at BTV, accounting for 35.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 32.7% late-aircraft, 35.0% carrier, 21.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.5% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Burlington, VT?
November is historically BTV's strongest month at 94.6% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.9%, a 4.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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