Akron, OH

What the Data Says About CAK

Akron, OH in Akron, Ohio handled 36,344 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 80.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 7,137 experienced delays, 373 were cancelled, and 56 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.03%, the diversion rate to 0.15%, and the average delay when departures run late is 91.4 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CAK against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at CAK, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 40.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 35.9% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 16.0%. Weather contributes 7.8% 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, October runs the cleanest at CAK with a 94.5% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 88% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 592. The busiest route from CAK is to CLT (Charlotte), with 7,695 flights at a 84.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 80.4% on-time, 91.4-minute average delay, 1.03% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Akron, OH.