According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Ashland, WV (HTS) ranks #322 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Ashland, WV posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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HTS on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Ashland, WV sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Ashland, WV handles more flight
volume than 16% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
1% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Ashland, WV vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 5,649 ·
On-time rate: 69.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes86,750 min
Late Aircraft44,096 min · 51%
Carrier24,692 min · 28%
NAS (National Aviation System)11,613 min · 13%
Weather6,292 min · 7%
Security57 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
HTS - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (85%) · worst: June (78.6%)
HTS - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HTS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 10 min · taxi-in 6.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HTS's average taxi-out (10 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2024, 14.9 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Ashland, WV.
Cancellation Rate
2.02%
114 of 5,649 flights
Diversion Rate
0.19%
11 of 5,649 flights
Delay Rate
30.5%
1,725 of 5,649 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Ashland, WV, both outside West Virginia 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 Ashland, WV is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 50.8% of 86,750 delay minutes across 5,649 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 69.5% (9.5 pts below the 79% national average), with 1,725 delayed and 114 cancelled (2.02%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (50.8% late-aircraft, 28.5% carrier, 13.4% NAS, 7.3% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, HTS is strongest in September (85% on-time) and weakest in June (78.6%), a 6.4-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~178 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Ashland, WV vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
69.5%Top 99%higher than 1% of 382 airports
Ashland, WV
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.
HTS's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Compare HTS against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 10 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 Ashland, WV's on-time rate?
Ashland, WV (HTS) has a 69.5% on-time rate across 5,649 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 9.5 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does HTS rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Ashland, WV ranks #322 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Ashland, WV?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at HTS, accounting for 50.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 50.8% late-aircraft, 28.5% carrier, 13.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.3% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Ashland, WV?
September is historically HTS's strongest month at 85% on-time, while June is the weakest at 78.6%, a 6.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.