Airport · GSO · Greensboro/High Point, North Carolina
Greensboro/High Point, NC
According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO) ranks #99 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Greensboro/High Point, NC posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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GSO on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 685,907.
Late Aircraft38.0% (260,364 min)
Carrier33.5% (229,776 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)20.2% (138,466 min)
Weather8.3% (56,781 min)
Security0.1% (520 min)
GSO - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95%) · worst: July (90.5%)
GSO - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
GSO - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
GSO's average taxi-out (17 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.7 min (July 2025) to 20.4 min (December 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Greensboro/High Point, NC.
Cancellation Rate
1.33%
1,552 of 116,389 flights
Diversion Rate
0.08%
98 of 116,389 flights
Delay Rate
15.4%
17,981 of 116,389 flights
Top Routes from GSO
Busiest routes to and from Greensboro/High Point, NC.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Greensboro/High Point, NC, both outside North Carolina 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 Greensboro/High Point, NC is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 38.0% of 685,907 delay minutes across 116,389 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.6% (5.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 17,981 delayed and 1,552 cancelled (1.33%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (38.0% late-aircraft, 33.5% carrier, 20.2% NAS, 8.3% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, GSO is strongest in September (95% on-time) and weakest in July (90.5%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~1,778 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Greensboro/High Point, NC vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.6%Top 37%higher than 63% of 382 airports
Greensboro/High Point, NC
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.
GSO's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from GSO 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 17 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 Greensboro/High Point, NC's on-time rate?
Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO) has a 84.6% on-time rate across 116,389 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does GSO rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Greensboro/High Point, NC ranks #99 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 Greensboro/High Point, NC?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at GSO, accounting for 38.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 38.0% late-aircraft, 33.5% carrier, 20.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.3% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Greensboro/High Point, NC?
September is historically GSO's strongest month at 95% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90.5%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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