Ogden, UT

What the Data Says About OGD

Ogden, UT in Ogden, Utah handled 457 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2022, posting a 76.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 106 experienced delays, 17 were cancelled, and 2 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 3.72%, the diversion rate to 0.44%, and the average delay when departures run late is 50.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing OGD against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at OGD, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 47.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 23.7% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 20.6%. Weather contributes 6.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 1.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at OGD with a 92.5% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 72% — a 21-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in May, when average flights hit 20. Combine these numbers — 76.8% on-time, 50.8-minute average delay, 3.72% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Ogden, UT.