According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Liberal, KS (LBL) ranks #301 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Liberal, KS posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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LBL on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Liberal, KS sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Liberal, KS handles more flight
volume than 21% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
76% 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.
Liberal, KS vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 7,285 ·
On-time rate: 85.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes56,634 min
Carrier24,987 min · 44%
Late Aircraft20,223 min · 36%
NAS (National Aviation System)7,768 min · 14%
Weather3,656 min · 6%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
LBL - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (95.3%) · worst: August (90.9%)
LBL - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LBL - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.4 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LBL's average taxi-out (14.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 10.8 min (April 2024) to 19.1 min (June 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Liberal, KS, both outside Kansas 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 Liberal, KS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 44.1% of 56,634 delay minutes across 7,285 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.9% (6.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,029 delayed and 126 cancelled (1.73%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (35.7% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 13.7% NAS, 6.5% 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, LBL is strongest in October (95.3% on-time) and weakest in August (90.9%), a 4.4-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~106 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 84.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Liberal, KS vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.9%Top 24%higher than 76% of 382 airports
Liberal, KS
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.
LBL's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from LBL before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than August if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.4 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 Liberal, KS's on-time rate?
Liberal, KS (LBL) has a 85.9% on-time rate across 7,285 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does LBL rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Liberal, KS ranks #301 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 Liberal, KS?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at LBL, accounting for 44.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 35.7% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 13.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.5% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Liberal, KS?
October is historically LBL's strongest month at 95.3% on-time, while August is the weakest at 90.9%, a 4.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.