According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Owensboro, KY (OWB) ranks #371 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Owensboro, KY posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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OWB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 4,659.
Late Aircraft56.5% (2,633 min)
Carrier16.2% (756 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)16.2% (757 min)
Weather10.7% (500 min)
Security0.3% (13 min)
OWB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (96.4%) · worst: July (71.7%)
OWB - on-time rate by year
2020–2023, year-over-year trend.
OWB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 6.8 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
OWB's average taxi-out (6.8 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (March 2023, 12.8 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
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
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Owensboro, KY, both outside Kentucky 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 Owensboro, KY is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 56.5% of 4,659 delay minutes across 662 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 79% (0 pts above the 79% national average), with 139 delayed and 21 cancelled (3.17%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (56.5% late-aircraft, 16.2% carrier, 16.2% NAS, 10.7% weather, 0.3% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, OWB is strongest in September (96.4% on-time) and weakest in July (71.7%), a 24.7-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~20 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Owensboro, KY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
79%Top 87%higher than 13% of 382 airports
Owensboro, KY
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 (2020–2023).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
OWB's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
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Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 6.8 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 Owensboro, KY's on-time rate?
Owensboro, KY (OWB) has a 79% on-time rate across 662 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2023), 0 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does OWB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Owensboro, KY ranks #371 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Owensboro, KY?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at OWB, accounting for 56.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 56.5% late-aircraft, 16.2% carrier, 16.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.7% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Owensboro, KY?
September is historically OWB's strongest month at 96.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 71.7%, a 24.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.
Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights