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Cleveland, OH

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Cleveland, OH (CLE) ranks #46 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Cleveland, OH posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82%
On-time
Top 67%
on-time, US airports
76 min
Delay when late
1.27%
Cancelled
#46 of 382
Corpus placement
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CLE on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%82%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 2,822,297.

Late Aircraft 38.2% (1,078,245 min)
Carrier 32.4% (913,469 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 25.8% (727,261 min)
Weather 3.5% (99,383 min)
Security 0.1% (3,939 min)

CLE - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.1%) · worst: July (89.1%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.1%

CLE - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.2% 91.1% ▼ -5.3%

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

Average taxi-out 16.2 min · taxi-in 8.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 19.4 min 22.4 min ▲ +15.5%

CLE's average taxi-out (16.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.0 min (October 2024) to 22.8 min (January 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Cleveland, OH.

Cancellation Rate

1.27%

5,664 of 446,498 flights

Diversion Rate

0.09%

423 of 446,498 flights

Delay Rate

18.0%

80,317 of 446,498 flights

Top Routes from CLE

Busiest routes to and from Cleveland, OH.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
CLE (Cleveland) → ORD (Chicago) 18,867 84.8% 316 mi
ORD (Chicago) → CLE (Cleveland) 18,627 79.7% 316 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → ATL (Atlanta) 18,092 85.8% 554 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → CLE (Cleveland) 18,085 81.9% 554 mi
LGA (New York) → CLE (Cleveland) 12,684 83.6% 419 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → LGA (New York) 12,654 83.6% 419 mi
MCO (Orlando) → CLE (Cleveland) 11,730 76% 895 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → MCO (Orlando) 11,721 76.8% 895 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → CLE (Cleveland) 11,042 78.3% 430 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → CLT (Charlotte) 11,040 83.9% 430 mi
EWR (Newark) → CLE (Cleveland) 10,410 79.9% 404 mi
DEN (Denver) → CLE (Cleveland) 10,374 77.3% 1,201 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → DEN (Denver) 10,355 84.1% 1,201 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → EWR (Newark) 10,207 81.7% 404 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 9,066 80% 1,021 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → CLE (Cleveland) 9,066 74.5% 1,021 mi
BOS (Boston) → CLE (Cleveland) 8,894 82.1% 563 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → BOS (Boston) 8,891 83.1% 563 mi
CLE (Cleveland) → DTW (Detroit) 7,905 87.5% 95 mi
DTW (Detroit) → CLE (Cleveland) 7,904 84.5% 95 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Cleveland, OH, both outside Ohio 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: 82%).

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

82% on-time 2,345,248 flights

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City, MO

82% on-time 524,365 flights

Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY

82% on-time 126,934 flights

Lubbock, TX

Lubbock, TX

82% on-time 69,433 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 446,498).

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

462,554 flights 83.3% on-time

Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, KY

423,583 flights 82.1% on-time

Oakland, CA

Oakland, CA

472,036 flights 81.7% on-time

Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers, FL

420,518 flights 80.9% on-time

Other Airports in Ohio

Compare performance with other Ohio airports.

CMH 82.8%

Columbus, OH

Columbus · 450,603 flights
DAY 84.2%

Dayton, OH

Dayton · 87,827 flights
CAK 80.4%

Akron, OH

Akron · 36,344 flights
LCK 74.3%

Columbus, OH

Columbus · 12,681 flights
TOL 80.8%

Toledo, OH

Toledo · 7,268 flights

CLE delay-share reading

The standout signal at Cleveland, OH is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 38.2% of 2,822,297 delay minutes across 446,498 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82% (3 pts above the 79% national average), with 80,317 delayed and 5,664 cancelled (1.27%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (38.2% late-aircraft, 32.4% carrier, 25.8% NAS, 3.5% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, CLE is strongest in September (94.1% on-time) and weakest in July (89.1%), a 5.0-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~6,755 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 84.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Ohio: Ohio 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 CLE's data

CLE's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from CLE 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 16.2 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.