According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Lewisburg, WV (LWB) ranks #345 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Lewisburg, WV posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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LWB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Lewisburg, WV sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Lewisburg, WV handles more flight
volume than 10% 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.
Lewisburg, WV vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 3,550 ·
On-time rate: 85.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes35,751 min
Carrier19,640 min · 55%
Late Aircraft12,082 min · 34%
NAS (National Aviation System)2,850 min · 8%
Weather979 min · 3%
Security200 min · 1%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
LWB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (97.1%) · worst: July (89.4%)
LWB - on-time rate by year
2020–2022, year-over-year trend.
LWB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12.4 min · taxi-in 3.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LWB's average taxi-out (12.4 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (February 2022, 17.8 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Lewisburg, WV, both outside West Virginia 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 Lewisburg, WV is the delay mix: Carrier owns 54.9% of 35,751 delay minutes across 3,550 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.9% (6.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 501 delayed and 58 cancelled (1.63%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.8% late-aircraft, 54.9% carrier, 8.0% NAS, 2.7% weather, 0.6% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, LWB is strongest in November (97.1% on-time) and weakest in July (89.4%), a 7.7-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~135 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 85.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Lewisburg, WV 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
Lewisburg, WV
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 (2020–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
LWB'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 LWB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.4 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 Lewisburg, WV's on-time rate?
Lewisburg, WV (LWB) has a 85.9% on-time rate across 3,550 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2022), 6.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does LWB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Lewisburg, WV ranks #345 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 Lewisburg, WV?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at LWB, accounting for 54.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.8% late-aircraft, 54.9% carrier, 8.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.7% weather, and 0.6% security.
When is the best time to fly through Lewisburg, WV?
November is historically LWB's strongest month at 97.1% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.4%, a 7.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.