According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Elko, NV (EKO) ranks #321 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Elko, NV posts top-1% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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EKO on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Elko, NV sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Elko, NV handles more flight
volume than 16% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
99% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet 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.
Elko, NV vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 5,662 ·
On-time rate: 93.6%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes33,741 min
Carrier21,947 min · 65%
Weather11,435 min · 34%
NAS (National Aviation System)331 min · 1%
Late Aircraft15 min · 0%
Security13 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
EKO - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (98.6%) · worst: January (95.6%)
EKO - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
EKO - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.5 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
EKO's average taxi-out (15.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 9.1 min (September 2024) to 23.5 min (January 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Elko, NV, both outside Nevada 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 Elko, NV is the delay mix: Carrier owns 65.0% of 33,741 delay minutes across 5,662 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 93.6% (14.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 362 delayed and 31 cancelled (0.55%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.0% late-aircraft, 65.0% carrier, 1.0% NAS, 33.9% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, EKO is strongest in May (98.6% on-time) and weakest in January (95.6%), a 3.0-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~86 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SLC (Salt Lake City) at 92.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Elko, NV vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
93.6%Top 1%higher than 99% of 382 airports
Elko, NV
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.
EKO'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 EKO before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in May rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.5 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 Elko, NV's on-time rate?
Elko, NV (EKO) has a 93.6% on-time rate across 5,662 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 14.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-1% on-time performance.
How does EKO rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Elko, NV ranks #321 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 Elko, NV?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at EKO, accounting for 65.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 0.0% late-aircraft, 65.0% carrier, 1.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 33.9% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Elko, NV?
May is historically EKO's strongest month at 98.6% on-time, while January is the weakest at 95.6%, a 3.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.