According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Durango, CO (DRO) ranks #163 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Durango, CO posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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DRO on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Durango, CO sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Durango, CO handles more flight
volume than 57% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
50% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Durango, CO vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 42,722 ·
On-time rate: 83.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes363,728 min
Carrier186,988 min · 51%
Late Aircraft89,106 min · 24%
NAS (National Aviation System)46,661 min · 13%
Weather39,611 min · 11%
Security1,362 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
DRO - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94%) · worst: January (90.6%)
DRO - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
DRO - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 22.9 min · taxi-in 5.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
DRO's average taxi-out (22.9 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is January 2024 at 27.9 min; the lightest is July 2024 at 18.7 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Durango, CO, both outside Colorado 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 Durango, CO is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.4% of 363,728 delay minutes across 42,722 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.4% (4.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 7,090 delayed and 450 cancelled (1.05%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (24.5% late-aircraft, 51.4% carrier, 12.8% NAS, 10.9% weather, 0.4% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, DRO is strongest in April (94% on-time) and weakest in January (90.6%), a 3.4-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~675 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 80.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Durango, CO vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.4%Top 50%higher than 50% of 382 airports
Durango, CO
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.
DRO's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from DRO before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. January 2024 averaged 27.9 min. 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 Durango, CO's on-time rate?
Durango, CO (DRO) has a 83.4% on-time rate across 42,722 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does DRO rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Durango, CO ranks #163 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Durango, CO?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at DRO, accounting for 51.4% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 24.5% late-aircraft, 51.4% carrier, 12.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.9% weather, and 0.4% security.
When is the best time to fly through Durango, CO?
April is historically DRO's strongest month at 94% on-time, while January is the weakest at 90.6%, a 3.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.