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Columbus, GA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Columbus, GA (CSG) ranks #240 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Columbus, GA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87.4%
On-time
Top 13%
on-time, US airports
86 min
Delay when late
0.69%
Cancelled
#240 of 382
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CSG on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%87.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 66,697.

Late Aircraft 29.6% (19,757 min)
Carrier 51.6% (34,433 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 9.7% (6,441 min)
Weather 9.0% (6,016 min)
Security 0.1% (50 min)

CSG - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.9%) · worst: July (91.6%)

91%92%93%94%95%96%97% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.2%

CSG - on-time rate by year

2020–2024, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 20202021202220232024 96.7% 92.4% ▼ -4.4%

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

Average taxi-out 16.4 min · taxi-in 3.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min14 min16 min18 min20 min Jan 23Dec 24 15.3 min 17.5 min ▲ +14.4%

CSG's average taxi-out (16.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.8 min (April 2024) to 19.2 min (June 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Columbus, GA.

Cancellation Rate

0.69%

83 of 11,968 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

7 of 11,968 flights

Delay Rate

12.6%

1,504 of 11,968 flights

Top Routes from CSG

Busiest routes to and from Columbus, GA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
CSG (Columbus) → ATL (Atlanta) 4,903 87.8% 83 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → CSG (Columbus) 4,874 88.1% 83 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → CSG (Columbus) 569 84.2% 295 mi
CSG (Columbus) → CLT (Charlotte) 539 79.2% 295 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Columbus, GA, both outside Georgia 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: 87.4%).

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC

Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC

87.4% on-time 20,873 flights

Mosinee, WI

Mosinee, WI

87.4% on-time 16,116 flights

Rhinelander, WI

Rhinelander, WI

87.3% on-time 9,618 flights

Moab, UT

Moab, UT

87.3% on-time 5,341 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 11,968).

Roswell, NM

Roswell, NM

11,879 flights 84.3% on-time

Martha's Vineyard, MA

Martha's Vineyard, MA

11,280 flights 78.8% on-time

Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH

12,681 flights 74.3% on-time

Grand Island, NE

Grand Island, NE

11,218 flights 82.4% on-time

Other Airports in Georgia

Compare performance with other Georgia airports.

ATL 83.7%

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta · 3,758,561 flights
SAV 80.9%

Savannah, GA

Savannah · 204,730 flights
AGS 84%

Augusta, GA

Augusta · 41,579 flights
ABY 87.7%

Albany, GA

Albany · 10,492 flights
VLD 88.3%

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta · 9,259 flights
BQK 88.5%

Brunswick, GA

Brunswick · 8,479 flights

CSG delay-share reading

The standout signal at Columbus, GA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.6% of 66,697 delay minutes across 11,968 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.4% (8.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,504 delayed and 83 cancelled (0.69%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (29.6% late-aircraft, 51.6% carrier, 9.7% NAS, 9.0% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, CSG is strongest in September (95.9% on-time) and weakest in July (91.6%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~226 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Georgia: Georgia flight data.

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.

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Using CSG's data

CSG'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 CSG 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 16.4 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

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