According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Erie, PA (ERI) ranks #348 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Erie, PA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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ERI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Erie, PA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Erie, PA handles more flight
volume than 9% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
86% 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.
Erie, PA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 3,197 ·
On-time rate: 87.3%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes18,025 min
Carrier9,874 min · 55%
Late Aircraft5,938 min · 33%
NAS (National Aviation System)1,298 min · 7%
Weather893 min · 5%
Security22 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
ERI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (97.6%) · worst: December (91%)
ERI - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ERI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.8 min · taxi-in 3.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ERI's average taxi-out (17.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.8 min (April 2022) to 25.5 min (January 2022).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Erie, PA, both outside Pennsylvania 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 Erie, PA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 54.8% of 18,025 delay minutes across 3,197 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.3% (8.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 407 delayed and 33 cancelled (1.03%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (32.9% late-aircraft, 54.8% carrier, 7.2% NAS, 5.0% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, ERI is strongest in September (97.6% on-time) and weakest in December (91%), a 6.6-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~124 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CLT (Charlotte) at 87.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Erie, PA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87.3%Top 14%higher than 86% of 382 airports
Erie, PA
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.
ERI'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 ERI 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 17.8 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 Erie, PA's on-time rate?
Erie, PA (ERI) has a 87.3% on-time rate across 3,197 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 8.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does ERI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Erie, PA ranks #348 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 Erie, PA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ERI, accounting for 54.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 32.9% late-aircraft, 54.8% carrier, 7.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.0% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Erie, PA?
September is historically ERI's strongest month at 97.6% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91%, a 6.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.