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Lewisburg, WV

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.9%
On-time
Top 24%
on-time, US airports
124 min
Delay when late
1.63%
Cancelled
#345 of 382
Corpus placement
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LWB on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%85.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 35,751.

Late Aircraft 33.8% (12,082 min)
Carrier 54.9% (19,640 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 8.0% (2,850 min)
Weather 2.7% (979 min)
Security 0.6% (200 min)

LWB - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (97.1%) · worst: July (89.4%)

88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 95.8%

LWB - on-time rate by year

2020–2022, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022 95.6% 90.6% ▼ -5.2%

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).

5 min10 min15 min20 min Nov 20Oct 22 10.5 min 10.8 min ▲ +2.9%

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.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Lewisburg, WV.

Cancellation Rate

1.63%

58 of 3,550 flights

Diversion Rate

0.20%

7 of 3,550 flights

Delay Rate

14.1%

501 of 3,550 flights

Top Routes from LWB

Busiest routes to and from Lewisburg, WV.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
LWB (Lewisburg) → ORD (Chicago) 1,007 85.8% 489 mi
ORD (Chicago) → LWB (Lewisburg) 1,007 88% 489 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85.9%).

Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, FL

85.9% on-time 38,353 flights

Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN

Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN

85.9% on-time 27,896 flights

Liberal, KS

Liberal, KS

85.9% on-time 7,285 flights

Bend/Redmond, OR

Bend/Redmond, OR

86% on-time 75,747 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 3,550).

Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau, MO

3,473 flights 89.7% on-time

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon, MI

3,627 flights 88% on-time

King Salmon, AK

King Salmon, AK

3,450 flights 81.5% on-time

Pueblo, CO

Pueblo, CO

3,776 flights 88.8% on-time

Other Airports in West Virginia

Compare performance with other West Virginia airports.

CRW 81.5%

Charleston/Dunbar, WV

Charleston/Dunbar · 36,162 flights
CKB 79.1%

Clarksburg/Fairmont, WV

Clarksburg/Fairmont · 6,552 flights
HTS 69.5%

Ashland, WV

Ashland · 5,649 flights
MGW 77.6%

Morgantown, WV

Morgantown · 1,529 flights

LWB delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for West Virginia: West Virginia flight data.

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.

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Using LWB's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

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