According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Lubbock, TX (LBB) ranks #127 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Lubbock, TX posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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LBB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 468,727.
Late Aircraft40.4% (189,132 min)
Carrier33.6% (157,346 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)16.7% (78,456 min)
Weather9.2% (43,130 min)
Security0.1% (663 min)
LBB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.6%) · worst: June (89.9%)
LBB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LBB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15 min · taxi-in 4.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LBB's average taxi-out (15 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.3 min (August 2024) to 17.3 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Lubbock, TX, both outside Texas 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 Lubbock, TX is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 40.4% of 468,727 delay minutes across 69,433 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82% (3 pts above the 79% national average), with 12,482 delayed and 992 cancelled (1.43%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (40.4% late-aircraft, 33.6% carrier, 16.7% NAS, 9.2% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, LBB is strongest in September (93.6% on-time) and weakest in June (89.9%), a 3.7-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~1,074 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 79% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Lubbock, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82%Top 67%higher than 33% of 382 airports
Lubbock, TX
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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.
LBB's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from LBB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15 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 Lubbock, TX's on-time rate?
Lubbock, TX (LBB) has a 82% on-time rate across 69,433 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does LBB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Lubbock, TX ranks #127 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 Lubbock, TX?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at LBB, accounting for 40.4% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.4% late-aircraft, 33.6% carrier, 16.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.2% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Lubbock, TX?
September is historically LBB's strongest month at 93.6% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.9%, a 3.7-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