According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Laramie, WY (LAR) ranks #300 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Laramie, WY posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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LAR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 72,894.
Late Aircraft21.7% (15,789 min)
Carrier48.5% (35,376 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)20.0% (14,578 min)
Weather9.8% (7,111 min)
Security0.1% (40 min)
LAR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (95.6%) · worst: August (89.3%)
LAR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LAR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 21.2 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LAR's average taxi-out (21.2 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is June 2025 at 28.0 min; the lightest is May 2024 at 15.9 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Laramie, WY, both outside Wyoming 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 Laramie, WY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 48.5% of 72,894 delay minutes across 7,419 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.3% (6.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,094 delayed and 177 cancelled (2.39%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (21.7% late-aircraft, 48.5% carrier, 20.0% NAS, 9.8% 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, LAR is strongest in April (95.6% on-time) and weakest in August (89.3%), a 6.3-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~107 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 83.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Laramie, WY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.3%Top 30%higher than 70% of 382 airports
Laramie, WY
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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.
LAR's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
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Travel in April rather than August if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. June 2025 averaged 28.0 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 Laramie, WY's on-time rate?
Laramie, WY (LAR) has a 85.3% on-time rate across 7,419 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does LAR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Laramie, WY ranks #300 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 Laramie, WY?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at LAR, accounting for 48.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 21.7% late-aircraft, 48.5% carrier, 20.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.8% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Laramie, WY?
April is historically LAR's strongest month at 95.6% on-time, while August is the weakest at 89.3%, a 6.3-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