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Longview, TX

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Longview, TX (GGG) ranks #259 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Longview, TX posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

86%
On-time
Top 22%
on-time, US airports
93 min
Delay when late
1.69%
Cancelled
#259 of 382
Corpus placement
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GGG on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%86%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 69,612.

Late Aircraft 24.3% (16,892 min)
Carrier 42.8% (29,761 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 12.0% (8,355 min)
Weather 20.7% (14,433 min)
Security 0.2% (171 min)

GGG - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: August (95.1%) · worst: May (91.2%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.1%

GGG - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.1% 91.3% ▼ -4.0%

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

Average taxi-out 16.7 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 19.8 min 15.3 min ▼ -22.7%

GGG's average taxi-out (16.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.5 min (July 2024) to 22.0 min (May 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Longview, TX.

Cancellation Rate

1.69%

154 of 9,129 flights

Diversion Rate

0.07%

6 of 9,129 flights

Delay Rate

14.0%

1,275 of 9,129 flights

Top Routes from GGG

Busiest routes to and from Longview, TX.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → GGG (Longview) 4,565 85.2% 140 mi
GGG (Longview) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 4,535 83.2% 140 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Longview, TX, both outside Texas 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: 86%).

Bend/Redmond, OR

Bend/Redmond, OR

86% on-time 75,747 flights

Gulfport/Biloxi, MS

Gulfport/Biloxi, MS

86% on-time 38,923 flights

Evansville, IN

Evansville, IN

86% on-time 25,741 flights

Gillette, WY

Gillette, WY

86% on-time 8,123 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,129).

Salina, KS

Salina, KS

9,128 flights 81.8% on-time

State College, PA

State College, PA

9,139 flights 83.8% on-time

Decatur, IL

Decatur, IL

9,084 flights 84.5% on-time

Prescott, AZ

Prescott, AZ

9,056 flights 82.5% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

GGG delay-share reading

The standout signal at Longview, TX is the delay mix: Carrier owns 42.8% of 69,612 delay minutes across 9,129 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86% (7 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,275 delayed and 154 cancelled (1.69%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (24.3% late-aircraft, 42.8% carrier, 12.0% NAS, 20.7% weather, 0.2% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, GGG is strongest in August (95.1% on-time) and weakest in May (91.2%), a 3.9-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~135 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 85.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas 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 GGG's data

GGG'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 GGG before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in August rather than May if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.7 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.