According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Punta Gorda, FL (PGD) ranks #121 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Punta Gorda, FL posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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PGD on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Punta Gorda, FL sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Punta Gorda, FL handles more flight
volume than 69% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
4% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Punta Gorda, FL vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 75,674 ·
On-time rate: 74.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes601,523 min
Late Aircraft224,469 min · 37%
Carrier193,672 min · 32%
NAS (National Aviation System)102,153 min · 17%
Weather79,967 min · 13%
Security1,262 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
PGD - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (91.9%) · worst: December (87.5%)
PGD - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PGD - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.1 min · taxi-in 9.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PGD's average taxi-out (13.1 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (March 2024, 14.3 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Punta Gorda, FL, both outside Florida 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 Punta Gorda, FL is on-time standing: 74.9% (4.1 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance) across 75,674 BTS flights (2020–2025). When a departure runs late, the average delay is 79.5 minutes; cancellations run 1.52%.
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (37.3% late-aircraft, 32.2% carrier, 17.0% NAS, 13.3% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, PGD is strongest in September (91.9% on-time) and weakest in December (87.5%), a 4.4-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,657 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CVG (Cincinnati) at 74.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Punta Gorda, FL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
74.9%Top 96%higher than 4% of 382 airports
Punta Gorda, FL
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 (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PGD'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 PGD 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 13.1 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 Punta Gorda, FL's on-time rate?
Punta Gorda, FL (PGD) has a 74.9% on-time rate across 75,674 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.1 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does PGD rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Punta Gorda, FL ranks #121 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Punta Gorda, FL?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at PGD, accounting for 37.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.3% late-aircraft, 32.2% carrier, 17.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 13.3% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Punta Gorda, FL?
September is historically PGD's strongest month at 91.9% on-time, while December is the weakest at 87.5%, a 4.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.