Lubbock, TX

What the Data Says About LBB

Lubbock, TX in Lubbock, Texas handled 69,433 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 12,482 experienced delays, 992 were cancelled, and 82 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.43%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 81.4 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing LBB against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at LBB, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 40.4% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 33.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 16.7%. Weather contributes 9.2% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at LBB with a 93.6% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 89.9% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 1,074. The busiest route from LBB is to LBB (Lubbock), with 14,008 flights at a 79% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82% on-time, 81.4-minute average delay, 1.43% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Lubbock, TX.