Airport · OWB · Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, KY
Owensboro, KY posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 662 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is late aircraft.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79%
- On-time
- Top 87%
- on-time, US airports
- 64 min
- Delay when late
- 3.17%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Total Flights
662
Best Month
Sep 96.4%
Worst Month
Jul 71.7%
Delayed
139
Cancelled
21
OWB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Where OWB sits among all 382 tracked airports
OWB's 79% on-time rate falls in the 75-80% band, the 48-airport band it shares.
National on-time-rate distribution
- 60-65% 1
1 airport between 60% and 65% on-time
1 airports
- 65-70% 4
4 airports between 65% and 70% on-time
4 airports
- 70-75% 9
9 airports between 70% and 75% on-time
9 airports
- 75-80% 48
48 airports between 75% and 80% on-time
48 airports
- 80-85%
192 airports between 80% and 85% on-time
192 airports
- 85-90%
116 airports between 85% and 90% on-time
116 airports
- 90-95% 12
12 airports between 90% and 95% on-time
12 airports
What this shows OWB is marked in the 75-80% band.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 4,659.
OWB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (96.4%) · worst: July (71.7%)
Seasonal Performance Patterns
Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: September (96.4% on-time). Most delays: July (71.7% on-time).
| Month | Avg Flights | Avg Delayed | Avg Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | 18 | 3 | 1 | 91.7% |
| November | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.2% |
| October | 17 | 3 | 0 | 90% |
| September | 14 | 1 | 0 | 96.4% |
| August | 11 | 2 | 1 | 88.2% |
| July | 20 | 11 | 0 | 71.7% |
| June | 20 | 5 | 0 | 86.7% |
| May | 20 | 3 | 2 | 92.3% |
| April | 16 | 2 | 1 | 91.9% |
| March | 18 | 3 | 1 | 91.4% |
| February | 16 | 4 | 1 | 84.4% |
| January | 17 | 3 | 0 | 89.7% |
Year-Over-Year Performance
Annual flight volume and on-time trends at OWB.
OWB - on-time rate by year
2020–2023, year-over-year trend.
| Year | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 86% |
| 2022 | 178 | 32 | 5 | 82% |
| 2021 | 200 | 25 | 1 | 87.5% |
| 2020 | 198 | 6 | 15 | 97% |
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Owensboro, KY.
Cancellation Rate
3.17%
21 of 662 flights
Diversion Rate
0.30%
2 of 662 flights
Delay Rate
21.0%
139 of 662 flights
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of flight data.
| Period | Flights | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2023 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 2023 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2023 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2022 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 2022 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2022 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2022 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2022 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 2022 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2022 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2022 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 2022 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 2022 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2021 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2021 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2021 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2021 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2021 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2021 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2021 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Owensboro, KY in Owensboro, Kentucky handled 662 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2023, posting a 79% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 139 experienced delays, 21 were cancelled, and 2 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 3.17%, the diversion rate to 0.30%, and the average delay when departures run late is 63.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing OWB against other airports in the same state and nationally.
Breaking down what drives delays at OWB, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 56.5% of total delay minutes, followed by NAS (National Aviation System) at 16.2% and Carrier at 16.2%. Weather contributes 10.7% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.
Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at OWB with a 96.4% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 71.7% - a 25-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 20. Combine these numbers - 79% on-time, 63.5-minute average delay, 3.17% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Owensboro, KY.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
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