According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Idaho Falls, ID (IDA) ranks #161 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Idaho Falls, ID posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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IDA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Idaho Falls, ID sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Idaho Falls, ID handles more flight
volume than 58% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
61% 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.
Idaho Falls, ID vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 43,233 ·
On-time rate: 84.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes369,059 min
Carrier194,780 min · 53%
Late Aircraft85,032 min · 23%
Weather47,240 min · 13%
NAS (National Aviation System)41,041 min · 11%
Security966 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
IDA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.3%) · worst: December (90.3%)
IDA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
IDA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 19.9 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
IDA's average taxi-out (19.9 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is January 2025 at 26.1 min; the lightest is July 2024 at 15.2 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Idaho Falls, ID, both outside Idaho 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 Idaho Falls, ID is the delay mix: Carrier owns 52.8% of 369,059 delay minutes across 43,233 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.4% (5.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 6,744 delayed and 316 cancelled (0.73%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (23.0% late-aircraft, 52.8% carrier, 11.1% NAS, 12.8% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, IDA is strongest in April (94.3% on-time) and weakest in December (90.3%), a 4.0-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~707 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SLC (Salt Lake City) at 89.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Idaho Falls, ID vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.4%Top 39%higher than 61% of 382 airports
Idaho Falls, ID
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.
IDA's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from IDA before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. January 2025 averaged 26.1 min. 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 Idaho Falls, ID's on-time rate?
Idaho Falls, ID (IDA) has a 84.4% on-time rate across 43,233 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does IDA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Idaho Falls, ID ranks #161 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 Idaho Falls, ID?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at IDA, accounting for 52.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 23.0% late-aircraft, 52.8% carrier, 11.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.8% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Idaho Falls, ID?
April is historically IDA's strongest month at 94.3% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.3%, a 4.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.