According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), New Haven, CT (HVN) ranks #367 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). New Haven, CT posts top-1% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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HVN on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where New Haven, CT sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, New Haven, CT handles more flight
volume than 4% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
99% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet 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.
New Haven, CT vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 1,204 ·
On-time rate: 92.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes5,486 min
Late Aircraft2,927 min · 53%
Carrier2,076 min · 38%
NAS (National Aviation System)483 min · 9%
Weather0 min · 0%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
HVN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (100%) · worst: February (94.4%)
HVN - on-time rate by year
2020–2021, year-over-year trend.
HVN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12.5 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 19 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HVN's average taxi-out (12.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (February 2021, 15.5 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for New Haven, CT.
Cancellation Rate
3.41%
41 of 1,204 flights
Diversion Rate
0.00%
0 of 1,204 flights
Delay Rate
7.1%
85 of 1,204 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for New Haven, CT, both outside Connecticut 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 New Haven, CT is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 53.4% of 5,486 delay minutes across 1,204 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 92.9% (13.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 85 delayed and 41 cancelled (3.41%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (53.4% late-aircraft, 37.8% carrier, 8.8% NAS, 0.0% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, HVN is strongest in October (100% on-time) and weakest in February (94.4%), a 5.6-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~89 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
New Haven, CT vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
92.9%Top 1%higher than 99% of 382 airports
New Haven, CT
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 (2020–2021).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
HVN's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Compare HVN against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in October rather than February if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.5 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 New Haven, CT's on-time rate?
New Haven, CT (HVN) has a 92.9% on-time rate across 1,204 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2021), 13.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-1% on-time performance.
How does HVN rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
New Haven, CT ranks #367 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 New Haven, CT?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at HVN, accounting for 53.4% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 53.4% late-aircraft, 37.8% carrier, 8.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 0.0% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through New Haven, CT?
October is historically HVN's strongest month at 100% on-time, while February is the weakest at 94.4%, a 5.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.