Plattsburgh, NY

What the Data Says About PBG

Plattsburgh, NY in Plattsburgh, New York handled 7,984 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 81.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,510 experienced delays, 222 were cancelled, and 8 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.78%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 104.4 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PBG against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PBG, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 41.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 28.0% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.9%. Weather contributes 11.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. 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 PBG with a 93.2% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 85% — a 8-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 170. The busiest route from PBG is to IAD (Washington), with 1,286 flights at a 83.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 81.1% on-time, 104.4-minute average delay, 2.78% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Plattsburgh, NY.