Lynchburg, VA

What the Data Says About LYH

Lynchburg, VA in Lynchburg, Virginia handled 2,116 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2022, posting a 86.5% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 285 experienced delays, 60 were cancelled, and 3 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.84%, the diversion rate to 0.14%, and the average delay when departures run late is 73.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing LYH against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at LYH, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 55.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 20.8% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 16.4%. Weather contributes 7.4% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at LYH with a 98.1% on-time rate, while February is the roughest at 89.3% — a 9-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 153. The busiest route from LYH is to LYH (Lynchburg), with 922 flights at a 84.7% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 86.5% on-time, 73.0-minute average delay, 2.84% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Lynchburg, VA.