According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Latrobe, PA (LBE) ranks #278 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Latrobe, PA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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LBE on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Latrobe, PA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Latrobe, PA handles more flight
volume than 27% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
52% 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.
Latrobe, PA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 8,539 ·
On-time rate: 83.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes52,948 min
Late Aircraft21,515 min · 41%
NAS (National Aviation System)20,345 min · 38%
Carrier8,862 min · 17%
Weather2,203 min · 4%
Security23 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
LBE - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.3%) · worst: June (88.9%)
LBE - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LBE - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12 min · taxi-in 5.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LBE's average taxi-out (12 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2025, 21.0 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Latrobe, PA, both outside Pennsylvania 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 Latrobe, PA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 40.6% of 52,948 delay minutes across 8,539 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.5% (4.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,409 delayed and 127 cancelled (1.49%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (40.6% late-aircraft, 16.7% carrier, 38.4% NAS, 4.2% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, LBE is strongest in September (95.3% on-time) and weakest in June (88.9%), a 6.4-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~173 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MCO (Orlando) at 79.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Latrobe, PA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.5%Top 48%higher than 52% of 382 airports
Latrobe, PA
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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.
LBE's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from LBE 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 12 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 Latrobe, PA's on-time rate?
Latrobe, PA (LBE) has a 83.5% on-time rate across 8,539 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does LBE rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Latrobe, PA ranks #278 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 Latrobe, PA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at LBE, accounting for 40.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.6% late-aircraft, 16.7% carrier, 38.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.2% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Latrobe, PA?
September is historically LBE's strongest month at 95.3% on-time, while June is the weakest at 88.9%, a 6.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.