Liberal, KS

What the Data Says About LBL

Liberal, KS in Liberal, Kansas handled 7,285 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,029 experienced delays, 126 were cancelled, and 4 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.73%, the diversion rate to 0.05%, and the average delay when departures run late is 91.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing LBL against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at LBL, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 44.1% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 35.7% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 13.7%. Weather contributes 6.5% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at LBL with a 95.3% on-time rate, while August is the roughest at 90.9% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in December, when average flights hit 106. The busiest route from LBL is to LBL (Liberal), with 2,454 flights at a 84.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.9% on-time, 91.9-minute average delay, 1.73% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Liberal, KS.