According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Lynchburg, VA (LYH) ranks #360 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Lynchburg, VA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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LYH on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Lynchburg, VA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Lynchburg, VA handles more flight
volume than 6% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
80% 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.
Lynchburg, VA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 2,116 ·
On-time rate: 86.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes9,327 min
Late Aircraft5,159 min · 55%
Carrier1,944 min · 21%
NAS (National Aviation System)1,528 min · 16%
Weather693 min · 7%
Security3 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
LYH - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (98.1%) · worst: February (89.3%)
LYH - on-time rate by year
2020–2022, year-over-year trend.
LYH - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.9 min · taxi-in 4.3 min over the last 22 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
LYH's average taxi-out (17.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.0 min (April 2020) to 22.5 min (March 2020).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Lynchburg, VA, both outside 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 Lynchburg, VA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 55.3% of 9,327 delay minutes across 2,116 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.5% (7.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 285 delayed and 60 cancelled (2.84%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (55.3% late-aircraft, 20.8% carrier, 16.4% NAS, 7.4% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, LYH is strongest in November (98.1% on-time) and weakest in February (89.3%), a 8.8-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~153 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CLT (Charlotte) at 84.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Lynchburg, VA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.5%Top 20%higher than 80% of 382 airports
Lynchburg, VA
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.
LYH'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 LYH before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than February if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.9 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 Lynchburg, VA's on-time rate?
Lynchburg, VA (LYH) has a 86.5% on-time rate across 2,116 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2022), 7.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does LYH rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Lynchburg, VA ranks #360 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 Lynchburg, VA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at LYH, accounting for 55.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 55.3% late-aircraft, 20.8% carrier, 16.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.4% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Lynchburg, VA?
November is historically LYH's strongest month at 98.1% on-time, while February is the weakest at 89.3%, a 8.8-point swing across the BTS historical record.