According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Columbus, OH (LCK) ranks #239 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Columbus, OH posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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LCK on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 160,392.
Late Aircraft55.1% (88,346 min)
Carrier24.9% (40,002 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)14.6% (23,459 min)
Weather4.6% (7,318 min)
Security0.8% (1,267 min)
LCK - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (91.5%) · worst: July (83.2%)
LCK - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LCK - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.5 min · taxi-in 6.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LCK's average taxi-out (13.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2025, 16.6 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Columbus, OH.
Cancellation Rate
2.10%
266 of 12,681 flights
Diversion Rate
0.15%
19 of 12,681 flights
Delay Rate
25.7%
3,255 of 12,681 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Columbus, OH, both outside Ohio 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 Columbus, OH is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 55.1% of 160,392 delay minutes across 12,681 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 74.3% (4.7 pts below the 79% national average), with 3,255 delayed and 266 cancelled (2.10%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (55.1% late-aircraft, 24.9% carrier, 14.6% NAS, 4.6% weather, 0.8% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, LCK is strongest in September (91.5% on-time) and weakest in July (83.2%), a 8.3-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~305 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Columbus, OH vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
74.3%Top 98%higher than 2% of 382 airports
Columbus, OH
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.
LCK's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Compare LCK against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.5 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 Columbus, OH's on-time rate?
Columbus, OH (LCK) has a 74.3% on-time rate across 12,681 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.7 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does LCK rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Columbus, OH ranks #239 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 Columbus, OH?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at LCK, accounting for 55.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 55.1% late-aircraft, 24.9% carrier, 14.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.6% weather, and 0.8% security.
When is the best time to fly through Columbus, OH?
September is historically LCK's strongest month at 91.5% on-time, while July is the weakest at 83.2%, a 8.3-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