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Airport · HVN · New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven, CT

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

92.9%
On-time
Top 1%
on-time, US airports
96 min
Delay when late
3.41%
Cancelled
#367 of 382
Corpus placement
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HVN on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%92.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 5,486.

Late Aircraft 53.4% (2,927 min)
Carrier 37.8% (2,076 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 8.8% (483 min)
Weather 0.0% (0 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

HVN - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (100%) · worst: February (94.4%)

94%96%98%100%102% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct 100%

HVN - on-time rate by year

2020–2021, year-over-year trend.

97%97%97.1%97.1%97.2% 20202021 97.1% 97% ▼ -0.1%

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).

8 min10 min12 min14 min16 min18 min Jan 20Sep 21 14.7 min 13.4 min ▼ -8.8%

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 92.9%).

Twin Falls, ID

Twin Falls, ID

92.3% on-time 8,708 flights

Elko, NV

Elko, NV

93.6% on-time 5,662 flights

Pocatello, ID

Pocatello, ID

93.7% on-time 7,786 flights

Cedar City, UT

Cedar City, UT

92% on-time 7,071 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 1,204).

Adak Island, AK

Adak Island, AK

1,254 flights 77% on-time

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

1,262 flights 90.5% on-time

Carlsbad, CA

Carlsbad, CA

1,281 flights 89.3% on-time

Gustavus, AK

Gustavus, AK

1,064 flights 90.3% on-time

Other Airports in Connecticut

Compare performance with other Connecticut airports.

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HVN delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Connecticut: Connecticut flight data.

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.

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Using HVN's data

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.

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.