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Airport · CHO · Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville, VA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Charlottesville, VA (CHO) ranks #176 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Charlottesville, VA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.5%
On-time
Top 28%
on-time, US airports
85 min
Delay when late
1.67%
Cancelled
#176 of 382
Corpus placement
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CHO on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.5%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 230,592.

Late Aircraft 29.1% (67,015 min)
Carrier 37.6% (86,660 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 25.1% (57,834 min)
Weather 8.2% (18,981 min)
Security 0.0% (102 min)

CHO - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (95%) · worst: July (90.8%)

90%91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.6%

CHO - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 94.5% 89% ▼ -5.8%

CHO - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 18.8 min · taxi-in 6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 21 min 22 min ▲ +4.8%

CHO's average taxi-out (18.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.7 min (October 2025) to 23.4 min (December 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Charlottesville, VA.

Cancellation Rate

1.67%

528 of 31,578 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

32 of 31,578 flights

Delay Rate

14.5%

4,567 of 31,578 flights

Top Routes from CHO

Busiest routes to and from Charlottesville, VA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → CHO (Charlottesville) 5,389 89.8% 457 mi
CHO (Charlottesville) → ATL (Atlanta) 5,388 88.6% 457 mi
LGA (New York) → CHO (Charlottesville) 5,358 83.9% 305 mi
CHO (Charlottesville) → LGA (New York) 5,357 79.1% 305 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → CHO (Charlottesville) 2,533 84.7% 245 mi
CHO (Charlottesville) → CLT (Charlotte) 2,529 87.9% 245 mi
ORD (Chicago) → CHO (Charlottesville) 1,977 72.7% 566 mi
CHO (Charlottesville) → ORD (Chicago) 1,976 74.9% 566 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Charlottesville, VA, both outside Virginia 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: 85.5%).

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay, WI

85.5% on-time 48,314 flights

Dodge City, KS

Dodge City, KS

85.5% on-time 7,255 flights

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

85.4% on-time 1,406,487 flights

Waco, TX

Waco, TX

85.4% on-time 15,417 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 31,578).

Flint, MI

Flint, MI

31,426 flights 78.1% on-time

Melbourne, FL

Melbourne, FL

31,111 flights 85.7% on-time

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield, CA

30,993 flights 83.6% on-time

Montrose/Delta, CO

Montrose/Delta, CO

32,233 flights 81.3% on-time

Other Airports in Virginia

Compare performance with other Virginia airports.

DCA 80.8%

Washington, DC

Washington · 1,425,060 flights
IAD 84.1%

Washington, DC

Washington · 618,145 flights
ORF 81.6%

Norfolk, VA

Norfolk · 231,501 flights
RIC 81.6%

Richmond, VA

Richmond · 203,348 flights
ROA 83.2%

Roanoke, VA

Roanoke · 25,454 flights
PHF 88.1%

Newport News/Williamsburg, VA

Newport News/Williamsburg · 4,730 flights
SHD 84.7%

Staunton, VA

Staunton · 4,017 flights
LYH 86.5%

Lynchburg, VA

Lynchburg · 2,116 flights

CHO delay-share reading

The standout signal at Charlottesville, VA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.6% of 230,592 delay minutes across 31,578 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.5% (6.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 4,567 delayed and 528 cancelled (1.67%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (29.1% late-aircraft, 37.6% carrier, 25.1% NAS, 8.2% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, CHO is strongest in November (95% on-time) and weakest in July (90.8%), a 4.2-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~532 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 89.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Virginia: Virginia flight data.

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.

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Using CHO's data

CHO'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 CHO before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.8 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.