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Cape Girardeau, MO

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

89.7%
On-time
Top 4%
on-time, US airports
130 min
Delay when late
2.62%
Cancelled
#346 of 382
Corpus placement
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CGI on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%89.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 22,268.

Late Aircraft 16.4% (3,658 min)
Carrier 66.5% (14,814 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 6.6% (1,463 min)
Weather 10.5% (2,333 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

CGI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (96.9%) · worst: August (92.6%)

92%93%94%95%96%97%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 96.7%

CGI - on-time rate by year

2020–2022, year-over-year trend.

93%94%95%96%97% 202020212022 96% 93.8% ▼ -2.3%

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).

8 min10 min12 min14 min16 min18 min Nov 20Oct 22 13.4 min 10.6 min ▼ -20.9%

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.

Cancellation Rate

2.62%

91 of 3,473 flights

Diversion Rate

0.09%

3 of 3,473 flights

Delay Rate

10.3%

359 of 3,473 flights

Top Routes from CGI

Busiest routes to and from Cape Girardeau, MO.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
CGI (Cape Girardeau) → ORD (Chicago) 1,444 90.7% 339 mi
ORD (Chicago) → CGI (Cape Girardeau) 1,341 88.9% 339 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 89.7%).

Lewiston, ID

Lewiston, ID

89.7% on-time 10,808 flights

Columbus, MS

Columbus, MS

89.9% on-time 9,419 flights

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque, IA

89.5% on-time 3,012 flights

Carlsbad, CA

Carlsbad, CA

89.3% on-time 1,281 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 3,473).

King Salmon, AK

King Salmon, AK

3,450 flights 81.5% on-time

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg, WV

3,550 flights 85.9% on-time

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon, MI

3,627 flights 88% on-time

Erie, PA

Erie, PA

3,197 flights 87.3% on-time

Other Airports in Missouri

Compare performance with other Missouri airports.

STL 81.3%

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis · 687,272 flights
MCI 82%

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City · 524,365 flights
SGF 81.7%

Springfield, MO

Springfield · 92,073 flights
COU 80.3%

Columbia, MO

Columbia · 19,935 flights
JLN 83.1%

Joplin, MO

Joplin · 8,632 flights
TBN 90.5%

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Fort Leonard Wood · 1,262 flights
BKG 77.4%

Branson, MO

Branson · 363 flights

CGI delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Missouri: Missouri flight data.

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.

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Using CGI's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.