Airport · ERI · Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie, PA
Erie, PA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 3,197 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is carrier.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 87.3%
- On-time
- Top 14%
- on-time, US airports
- 87 min
- Delay when late
- 1.03%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Total Flights
3,197
Best Month
Sep 97.6%
Worst Month
Dec 91%
Delayed
407
Cancelled
33
ERI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Where ERI sits among all 382 tracked airports
ERI's 87.3% on-time rate falls in the 85-90% band, the 116-airport band it shares.
National on-time-rate distribution
- 60-65% 1
1 airport between 60% and 65% on-time
1 airports
- 65-70% 4
4 airports between 65% and 70% on-time
4 airports
- 70-75% 9
9 airports between 70% and 75% on-time
9 airports
- 75-80% 48
48 airports between 75% and 80% on-time
48 airports
- 80-85%
192 airports between 80% and 85% on-time
192 airports
- 85-90%
116 airports between 85% and 90% on-time
116 airports
- 90-95% 12
12 airports between 90% and 95% on-time
12 airports
What this shows ERI is marked in the 85-90% band.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 18,025.
ERI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (97.6%) · worst: December (91%)
Seasonal Performance Patterns
Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: September (97.6% on-time). Most delays: December (91% on-time).
| Month | Avg Flights | Avg Delayed | Avg Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 85 | 12 | 0 | 91% |
| November | 91 | 10 | 0 | 94.2% |
| October | 123 | 8 | 0 | 95.9% |
| September | 104 | 5 | 1 | 97.6% |
| August | 124 | 20 | 0 | 93.5% |
| July | 72 | 9 | 0 | 95.8% |
| June | 75 | 11 | 0 | 95.1% |
| May | 106 | 13 | 3 | 95% |
| April | 83 | 11 | 1 | 93.6% |
| March | 91 | 12 | 1 | 95.3% |
| February | 107 | 19 | 2 | 92.5% |
| January | 122 | 16 | 3 | 93.4% |
Year-Over-Year Performance
Annual flight volume and on-time trends at ERI.
ERI - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
| Year | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 87.2% |
| 2023 | 444 | 28 | 1 | 93.7% |
| 2022 | 317 | 25 | 12 | 92.1% |
| 2021 | 1,104 | 57 | 4 | 94.8% |
| 2020 | 1,254 | 64 | 16 | 94.9% |
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Erie, PA.
Cancellation Rate
1.03%
33 of 3,197 flights
Diversion Rate
0.22%
7 of 3,197 flights
Delay Rate
12.7%
407 of 3,197 flights
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of flight data.
| Period | Flights | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2025 | 52 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2023 | 124 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2023 | 120 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 122 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2023 | 75 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2022 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2022 | 112 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 2022 | 124 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Dec 2021 | 112 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2021 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2021 | 124 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 120 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2021 | 124 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2021 | 124 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 2021 | 120 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2021 | 103 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2021 | 91 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 2021 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 2020 | 118 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2020 | 116 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Top Routes from ERI
Busiest routes to and from Erie, PA.
| Route | Flights | On-Time | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLT (Charlotte) → ERI (Erie) | 922 | 87.3% | 476 mi |
| ERI (Erie) → CLT (Charlotte) | 921 | 90.2% | 476 mi |
Airports With a Similar On-Time Rate
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Erie, PA in Erie, Pennsylvania handled 3,197 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 87.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 407 experienced delays, 33 were cancelled, and 7 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.03%, the diversion rate to 0.22%, and the average delay when departures run late is 87.4 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ERI against other airports in the same state and nationally.
Breaking down what drives delays at ERI, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 54.8% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 32.9% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 7.2%. Weather contributes 5.0% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.
Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at ERI with a 97.6% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 91% - a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 124. The busiest route connecting ERI is to CLT (Charlotte), with 922 flights at a 87.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers - 87.3% on-time, 87.4-minute average delay, 1.03% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Erie, PA.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
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