According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Gainesville, FL (GNV) ranks #167 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Gainesville, FL posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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GNV on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Gainesville, FL sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Gainesville, FL handles more flight
volume than 56% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
76% 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.
Gainesville, FL vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 38,353 ·
On-time rate: 85.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes236,541 min
Carrier101,916 min · 43%
Late Aircraft95,939 min · 41%
NAS (National Aviation System)22,803 min · 10%
Weather15,583 min · 7%
Security300 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
GNV - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.5%) · worst: July (90.2%)
GNV - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
GNV - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.5 min · taxi-in 4.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
GNV's average taxi-out (13.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2025, 15.5 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Gainesville, FL, both outside Florida 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 Gainesville, FL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 43.1% of 236,541 delay minutes across 38,353 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.9% (6.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 5,406 delayed and 423 cancelled (1.10%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (40.6% late-aircraft, 43.1% carrier, 9.6% NAS, 6.6% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, GNV is strongest in September (95.5% on-time) and weakest in July (90.2%), a 5.3-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~574 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Gainesville, FL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.9%Top 24%higher than 76% of 382 airports
Gainesville, FL
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.
GNV'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 GNV before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.5 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 Gainesville, FL's on-time rate?
Gainesville, FL (GNV) has a 85.9% on-time rate across 38,353 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does GNV rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Gainesville, FL ranks #167 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Gainesville, FL?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at GNV, accounting for 43.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.6% late-aircraft, 43.1% carrier, 9.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.6% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Gainesville, FL?
September is historically GNV's strongest month at 95.5% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90.2%, a 5.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.