Airport · CKB · Clarksburg/Fairmont, West Virginia
Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV
According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV (CKB) ranks #311 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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CKB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV handles more flight
volume than 19% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
13% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 6,552 ·
On-time rate: 79.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes86,076 min
Carrier39,127 min · 45%
Late Aircraft30,760 min · 36%
NAS (National Aviation System)9,588 min · 11%
Weather6,184 min · 7%
Security417 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
CKB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (92.8%) · worst: July (86.2%)
CKB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
CKB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 9.9 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
CKB's average taxi-out (9.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2025, 16.4 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV.
Cancellation Rate
1.60%
105 of 6,552 flights
Diversion Rate
0.14%
9 of 6,552 flights
Delay Rate
20.9%
1,368 of 6,552 flights
Top Routes from CKB
Busiest routes to and from Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV, both outside West 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.
The standout signal at Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV is the delay mix: Carrier owns 45.5% of 86,076 delay minutes across 6,552 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 79.1% (0.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,368 delayed and 105 cancelled (1.60%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (35.7% late-aircraft, 45.5% carrier, 11.1% NAS, 7.2% weather, 0.5% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, CKB is strongest in September (92.8% on-time) and weakest in July (86.2%), a 6.6-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~130 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 82.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
79.1%Top 87%higher than 13% of 382 airports
Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV
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.
CKB's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from CKB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 9.9 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 Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV's on-time rate?
Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV (CKB) has a 79.1% on-time rate across 6,552 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 0.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does CKB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV ranks #311 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 Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at CKB, accounting for 45.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 35.7% late-aircraft, 45.5% carrier, 11.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.2% weather, and 0.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV?
September is historically CKB's strongest month at 92.8% on-time, while July is the weakest at 86.2%, a 6.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.