Airport · OAJ · Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC
According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC (OAJ) ranks #204 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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OAJ on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC handles more flight
volume than 47% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
87% 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.
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 20,873 ·
On-time rate: 87.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes104,807 min
Carrier43,890 min · 42%
Late Aircraft42,414 min · 40%
NAS (National Aviation System)10,400 min · 10%
Weather8,095 min · 8%
Security8 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
OAJ - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (96.4%) · worst: July (90.7%)
OAJ - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
OAJ - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.7 min · taxi-in 3.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
OAJ's average taxi-out (17.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.2 min (March 2025) to 22.3 min (October 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC.
Cancellation Rate
1.01%
211 of 20,873 flights
Diversion Rate
0.05%
11 of 20,873 flights
Delay Rate
12.6%
2,635 of 20,873 flights
Top Routes from OAJ
Busiest routes to and from Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC, both outside North Carolina 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 Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC is the delay mix: Carrier owns 41.9% of 104,807 delay minutes across 20,873 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.4% (8.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,635 delayed and 211 cancelled (1.01%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (40.5% late-aircraft, 41.9% carrier, 9.9% NAS, 7.7% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, OAJ is strongest in April (96.4% on-time) and weakest in July (90.7%), a 5.7-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~327 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CLT (Charlotte) at 82.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87.4%Top 13%higher than 87% of 382 airports
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC
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.
OAJ'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 OAJ before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.7 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 Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC's on-time rate?
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC (OAJ) has a 87.4% on-time rate across 20,873 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 8.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does OAJ rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC ranks #204 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 Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at OAJ, accounting for 41.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.5% late-aircraft, 41.9% carrier, 9.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.7% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune, NC?
April is historically OAJ's strongest month at 96.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90.7%, a 5.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.