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Elmira/Corning, NY

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Elmira/Corning, NY (ELM) ranks #235 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Elmira/Corning, NY posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

84.5%
On-time
Top 38%
on-time, US airports
94 min
Delay when late
1.12%
Cancelled
#235 of 382
Corpus placement
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ELM on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84.5%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 99,248.

Late Aircraft 20.1% (19,961 min)
Carrier 53.2% (52,803 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 9.8% (9,712 min)
Weather 16.6% (16,477 min)
Security 0.3% (295 min)

ELM - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.7%) · worst: December (89.9%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89.9%

ELM - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 97.1% 90.4% ▼ -6.9%

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

Average taxi-out 16.3 min · taxi-in 4.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 19.1 min 23.7 min ▲ +24.1%

ELM's average taxi-out (16.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.8 min (April 2024) to 23.7 min (December 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Elmira/Corning, NY.

Cancellation Rate

1.12%

148 of 13,181 flights

Diversion Rate

0.05%

6 of 13,181 flights

Delay Rate

15.5%

2,041 of 13,181 flights

Top Routes from ELM

Busiest routes to and from Elmira/Corning, NY.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DTW (Detroit) → ELM (Elmira/Corning) 4,715 83.9% 332 mi
ELM (Elmira/Corning) → DTW (Detroit) 4,715 87.3% 332 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Elmira/Corning, NY, both outside New York 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: 84.5%).

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Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 13,181).

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La Crosse, WI

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13,386 flights 87% on-time

Marquette, MI

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12,906 flights 83.1% on-time

Lake Charles, LA

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13,543 flights 86.1% on-time

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ELM delay-share reading

The standout signal at Elmira/Corning, NY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 53.2% of 99,248 delay minutes across 13,181 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.5% (5.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,041 delayed and 148 cancelled (1.12%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (20.1% late-aircraft, 53.2% carrier, 9.8% NAS, 16.6% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, ELM is strongest in September (94.7% on-time) and weakest in December (89.9%), a 4.8-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~225 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DTW (Detroit) at 83.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for New York: New York flight data.

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.

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Using ELM's data

ELM's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from ELM before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.3 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

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.