According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), La Crosse, WI (LSE) ranks #234 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). La Crosse, WI posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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LSE on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where La Crosse, WI sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, La Crosse, WI handles more flight
volume than 39% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
84% 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.
La Crosse, WI vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 13,386 ·
On-time rate: 87.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes69,761 min
Carrier31,437 min · 45%
Late Aircraft17,003 min · 24%
NAS (National Aviation System)11,831 min · 17%
Weather9,444 min · 14%
Security46 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
LSE - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (97%) · worst: December (92%)
LSE - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
LSE - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12.9 min · taxi-in 3.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LSE's average taxi-out (12.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2024, 19.4 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for La Crosse, WI, both outside Wisconsin 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 La Crosse, WI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 45.1% of 69,761 delay minutes across 13,386 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87% (8 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,738 delayed and 130 cancelled (0.97%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (24.4% late-aircraft, 45.1% carrier, 17.0% NAS, 13.5% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, LSE is strongest in April (97% on-time) and weakest in December (92%), a 5.0-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~250 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 83.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
La Crosse, WI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87%Top 16%higher than 84% of 382 airports
La Crosse, WI
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.
LSE'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 LSE before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.9 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 La Crosse, WI's on-time rate?
La Crosse, WI (LSE) has a 87% on-time rate across 13,386 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does LSE rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
La Crosse, WI ranks #234 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 La Crosse, WI?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at LSE, accounting for 45.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 24.4% late-aircraft, 45.1% carrier, 17.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 13.5% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through La Crosse, WI?
April is historically LSE's strongest month at 97% on-time, while December is the weakest at 92%, a 5.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.