Durango, CO

What the Data Says About DRO

Durango, CO in Durango, Colorado handled 42,722 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 83.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 7,090 experienced delays, 450 were cancelled, and 54 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.05%, the diversion rate to 0.13%, and the average delay when departures run late is 89.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing DRO against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at DRO, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 51.4% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 24.5% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 12.8%. Weather contributes 10.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.4%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at DRO with a 94% on-time rate, while January is the roughest at 90.6% — a 3-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 675. The busiest route from DRO is to DRO (Durango), with 9,791 flights at a 80.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 83.4% on-time, 89.7-minute average delay, 1.05% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Durango, CO.