According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Plattsburgh, NY (PBG) ranks #288 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Plattsburgh, NY posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PBG on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 92,796.
Late Aircraft28.0% (25,941 min)
Carrier41.0% (38,053 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)19.9% (18,424 min)
Weather11.1% (10,330 min)
Security0.1% (48 min)
PBG - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.2%) · worst: December (85%)
PBG - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PBG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.1 min · taxi-in 8.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PBG's average taxi-out (16.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.9 min (September 2024) to 24.9 min (February 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Plattsburgh, NY, both outside New York 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 Plattsburgh, NY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 41.0% of 92,796 delay minutes across 7,984 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.1% (2.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,510 delayed and 222 cancelled (2.78%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (28.0% late-aircraft, 41.0% carrier, 19.9% NAS, 11.1% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PBG is strongest in September (93.2% on-time) and weakest in December (85%), a 8.2-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~170 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to IAD (Washington) at 83.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Plattsburgh, NY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.1%Top 76%higher than 24% of 382 airports
Plattsburgh, NY
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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 (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PBG'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.
Check the busiest route from PBG before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.1 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 Plattsburgh, NY's on-time rate?
Plattsburgh, NY (PBG) has a 81.1% on-time rate across 7,984 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does PBG rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Plattsburgh, NY ranks #288 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 Plattsburgh, NY?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PBG, accounting for 41.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 28.0% late-aircraft, 41.0% carrier, 19.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 11.1% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Plattsburgh, NY?
September is historically PBG's strongest month at 93.2% on-time, while December is the weakest at 85%, a 8.2-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