According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Spokane, WA (GEG) ranks #69 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Spokane, WA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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GEG on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Spokane, WA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Spokane, WA handles more flight
volume than 82% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
61% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy 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.
Spokane, WA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 205,595 ·
On-time rate: 84.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes955,328 min
Carrier382,298 min · 40%
Late Aircraft320,869 min · 34%
NAS (National Aviation System)164,852 min · 17%
Weather84,486 min · 9%
Security2,823 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
GEG - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.9%) · worst: December (90%)
GEG - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
GEG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.5 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
GEG's average taxi-out (17.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.4 min (May 2024) to 23.5 min (February 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Spokane, WA, both outside Washington 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 Spokane, WA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.0% of 955,328 delay minutes across 205,595 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.4% (5.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 32,016 delayed and 1,303 cancelled (0.63%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.6% late-aircraft, 40.0% carrier, 17.3% NAS, 8.8% weather, 0.3% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, GEG is strongest in September (94.9% on-time) and weakest in December (90%), a 4.9-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~3,255 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 86.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Spokane, WA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.4%Top 39%higher than 61% of 382 airports
Spokane, WA
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.
GEG's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from GEG 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 17.5 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 Spokane, WA's on-time rate?
Spokane, WA (GEG) has a 84.4% on-time rate across 205,595 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does GEG rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Spokane, WA ranks #69 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Spokane, WA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at GEG, accounting for 40.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.6% late-aircraft, 40.0% carrier, 17.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.8% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Spokane, WA?
September is historically GEG's strongest month at 94.9% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90%, a 4.9-point swing across the BTS historical record.