According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Moab, UT (CNY) ranks #324 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Moab, UT posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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CNY 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: 49,520.
Late Aircraft18.0% (8,906 min)
Carrier56.9% (28,165 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)12.5% (6,211 min)
Weather12.5% (6,186 min)
Security0.1% (52 min)
CNY - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (96.1%) · worst: July (90.9%)
CNY - on-time rate by year
2020–2024, year-over-year trend.
CNY - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.9 min · taxi-in 6.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
CNY's average taxi-out (17.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.3 min (May 2022) to 25.3 min (February 2022).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Moab, UT, both outside Utah 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 Moab, UT is the delay mix: Carrier owns 56.9% of 49,520 delay minutes across 5,341 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.3% (8.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 679 delayed and 67 cancelled (1.25%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (18.0% late-aircraft, 56.9% carrier, 12.5% NAS, 12.5% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, CNY is strongest in November (96.1% on-time) and weakest in July (90.9%), a 5.2-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~155 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 82.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Moab, UT vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87.3%Top 14%higher than 86% of 382 airports
Moab, UT
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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 (2020–2024).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
CNY'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 CNY 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 17.9 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 Moab, UT's on-time rate?
Moab, UT (CNY) has a 87.3% on-time rate across 5,341 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2024), 8.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does CNY rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Moab, UT ranks #324 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 Moab, UT?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at CNY, accounting for 56.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 18.0% late-aircraft, 56.9% carrier, 12.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.5% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Moab, UT?
November is historically CNY's strongest month at 96.1% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90.9%, a 5.2-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