Worcester, MA

What the Data Says About ORH

Worcester, MA in Worcester, Massachusetts handled 12,995 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 80.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,554 experienced delays, 327 were cancelled, and 25 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.52%, the diversion rate to 0.19%, and the average delay when departures run late is 90.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing ORH against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at ORH, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 37.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 30.2% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 28.0%. Weather contributes 4.2% 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, October runs the cleanest at ORH with a 93% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 86.2% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 278. The busiest route from ORH is to ORH (Worcester), with 2,432 flights at a 79.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 80.3% on-time, 90.5-minute average delay, 2.52% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Worcester, MA.