According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pocatello, ID (PIH) ranks #294 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pocatello, ID posts top-1% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PIH 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: 23,760.
Late Aircraft0.3% (83 min)
Carrier61.5% (14,624 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)2.1% (492 min)
Weather36.0% (8,561 min)
Security0.0% (0 min)
PIH - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (99.1%) · worst: December (96.3%)
PIH - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PIH - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 11.8 min · taxi-in 3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PIH's average taxi-out (11.8 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2024, 17.7 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pocatello, ID, both outside Idaho 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 Pocatello, ID is the delay mix: Carrier owns 61.5% of 23,760 delay minutes across 7,786 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 93.7% (14.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 490 delayed and 20 cancelled (0.26%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.3% late-aircraft, 61.5% carrier, 2.1% NAS, 36.0% 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, PIH is strongest in November (99.1% on-time) and weakest in December (96.3%), a 2.8-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~123 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SLC (Salt Lake City) at 93.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Pocatello, ID vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
93.7%Top 1%higher than 99%+ of 382 airports
Pocatello, ID
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.
PIH's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from PIH before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 11.8 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 Pocatello, ID's on-time rate?
Pocatello, ID (PIH) has a 93.7% on-time rate across 7,786 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 14.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-1% on-time performance.
How does PIH rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Pocatello, ID ranks #294 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 Pocatello, ID?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PIH, accounting for 61.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 0.3% late-aircraft, 61.5% carrier, 2.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 36.0% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Pocatello, ID?
November is historically PIH's strongest month at 99.1% on-time, while December is the weakest at 96.3%, a 2.8-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