According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Greenville, NC (PGV) ranks #378 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Greenville, NC posts top-5% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PGV 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: 1,633.
Late Aircraft32.7% (534 min)
Carrier44.1% (720 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)15.3% (250 min)
Weather7.9% (129 min)
Security0.0% (0 min)
PGV - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (100%) · worst: May (87.5%)
PGV - on-time rate by year
2022–2023, year-over-year trend.
PGV - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 20 min · taxi-in 3 min over the last 9 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PGV's average taxi-out (20 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is November 2022 at 30.0 min; the lightest is May 2023 at 15.5 min.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Greenville, NC.
Cancellation Rate
7.40%
27 of 365 flights
Diversion Rate
0.00%
0 of 365 flights
Delay Rate
10.4%
38 of 365 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Greenville, NC, both outside North Carolina 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 Greenville, NC is traffic scale: 365 BTS flights (2022–2023) place it #378 of 382 by book size. That quiet-book footprint sits beside a 89.6% on-time rate (10.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average), 38 delayed departures, and 27 cancellations (7.40% of the book).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (32.7% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 15.3% NAS, 7.9% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PGV is strongest in November (100% on-time) and weakest in May (87.5%), a 12.5-point swing. Volume peaks in September (~86 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Greenville, NC vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
89.6%Top 4%higher than 96% of 382 airports
Greenville, NC
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 (2022–2023).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PGV's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
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Travel in November rather than May if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. November 2022 averaged 30.0 min. 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 Greenville, NC's on-time rate?
Greenville, NC (PGV) has a 89.6% on-time rate across 365 BTS-tracked flights (2022-2023), 10.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-5% on-time performance.
How does PGV rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Greenville, NC ranks #378 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 Greenville, NC?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PGV, accounting for 44.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 32.7% late-aircraft, 44.1% carrier, 15.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.9% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Greenville, NC?
November is historically PGV's strongest month at 100% on-time, while May is the weakest at 87.5%, a 12.5-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