According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Lawton/Fort Sill, OK (LAW) ranks #238 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Lawton/Fort Sill, OK posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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LAW on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Lawton/Fort Sill, OK sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Lawton/Fort Sill, OK handles more flight
volume than 38% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
62% 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.
Lawton/Fort Sill, OK vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 12,720 ·
On-time rate: 84.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes106,285 min
Carrier39,437 min · 37%
Weather28,456 min · 27%
Late Aircraft26,830 min · 25%
NAS (National Aviation System)11,522 min · 11%
Security40 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
LAW - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (94.9%) · worst: December (90.3%)
LAW - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LAW - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.8 min · taxi-in 3.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LAW's average taxi-out (15.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.2 min (March 2024) to 19.0 min (June 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Lawton/Fort Sill, OK.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Lawton/Fort Sill, OK, both outside Oklahoma 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 Lawton/Fort Sill, OK is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.1% of 106,285 delay minutes across 12,720 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.5% (5.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,974 delayed and 334 cancelled (2.63%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (25.2% late-aircraft, 37.1% carrier, 10.8% NAS, 26.8% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, LAW is strongest in February (94.9% on-time) and weakest in December (90.3%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~187 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 83.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Lawton/Fort Sill, OK vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.5%Top 38%higher than 62% of 382 airports
Lawton/Fort Sill, OK
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.
LAW's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from LAW before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in February rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.8 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 Lawton/Fort Sill, OK's on-time rate?
Lawton/Fort Sill, OK (LAW) has a 84.5% on-time rate across 12,720 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does LAW rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Lawton/Fort Sill, OK ranks #238 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 Lawton/Fort Sill, OK?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at LAW, accounting for 37.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 25.2% late-aircraft, 37.1% carrier, 10.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 26.8% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Lawton/Fort Sill, OK?
February is historically LAW's strongest month at 94.9% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.3%, a 4.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.