According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Cape Girardeau, MO (CGI) ranks #346 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Cape Girardeau, MO posts top-5% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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CGI 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: 22,268.
Late Aircraft16.4% (3,658 min)
Carrier66.5% (14,814 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)6.6% (1,463 min)
Weather10.5% (2,333 min)
Security0.0% (0 min)
CGI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (96.9%) · worst: August (92.6%)
CGI - on-time rate by year
2020–2022, year-over-year trend.
CGI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.1 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
CGI's average taxi-out (13.1 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2022, 16.4 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Cape Girardeau, MO.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Cape Girardeau, MO, both outside Missouri 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 Cape Girardeau, MO is the delay mix: Carrier owns 66.5% of 22,268 delay minutes across 3,473 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 89.7% (10.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 359 delayed and 91 cancelled (2.62%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (16.4% late-aircraft, 66.5% carrier, 6.6% NAS, 10.5% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, CGI is strongest in April (96.9% on-time) and weakest in August (92.6%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~112 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 90.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Cape Girardeau, MO vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
89.7%Top 4%higher than 96% of 382 airports
Cape Girardeau, MO
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 (2020–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
CGI'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 CGI before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than August if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.1 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 Cape Girardeau, MO's on-time rate?
Cape Girardeau, MO (CGI) has a 89.7% on-time rate across 3,473 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2022), 10.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-5% on-time performance.
How does CGI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Cape Girardeau, MO ranks #346 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 Cape Girardeau, MO?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at CGI, accounting for 66.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 16.4% late-aircraft, 66.5% carrier, 6.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.5% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Cape Girardeau, MO?
April is historically CGI's strongest month at 96.9% on-time, while August is the weakest at 92.6%, a 4.3-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