Erie, PA

What the Data Says About ERI

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 from ERI is to ERI (Erie), 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.