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Pago Pago, TT
According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pago Pago, TT (PPG) ranks #369 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pago Pago, TT posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PPG on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Pago Pago, TT sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Pago Pago, TT handles more flight
volume than 3% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
3% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet 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.
Pago Pago, TT vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 1,005 ·
On-time rate: 74.6%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes16,952 min
Carrier8,396 min · 50%
Late Aircraft7,189 min · 42%
Weather1,171 min · 7%
Security196 min · 1%
NAS (National Aviation System)0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
PPG - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93%) · worst: January (82.1%)
PPG - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PPG - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.3 min · taxi-in 7.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PPG's average taxi-out (13.3 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (May 2025, 18.9 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Pago Pago, TT.
Cancellation Rate
0.50%
5 of 1,005 flights
Diversion Rate
0.00%
0 of 1,005 flights
Delay Rate
25.4%
255 of 1,005 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pago Pago, TT, both outside U.S. Pacific Trust Territories and Possessions 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 Pago Pago, TT is the delay mix: Carrier owns 49.5% of 16,952 delay minutes across 1,005 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 74.6% (4.4 pts below the 79% national average), with 255 delayed and 5 cancelled (0.50%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (42.4% late-aircraft, 49.5% carrier, 0.0% NAS, 6.9% weather, 1.2% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PPG is strongest in September (93% on-time) and weakest in January (82.1%), a 10.9-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~25 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Pago Pago, TT vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
74.6%Top 97%higher than 3% of 382 airports
Pago Pago, TT
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.
PPG'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.
Compare PPG against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in September rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.3 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 Pago Pago, TT's on-time rate?
Pago Pago, TT (PPG) has a 74.6% on-time rate across 1,005 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.4 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does PPG rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Pago Pago, TT ranks #369 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 Pago Pago, TT?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PPG, accounting for 49.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 42.4% late-aircraft, 49.5% carrier, 0.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.9% weather, and 1.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Pago Pago, TT?
September is historically PPG's strongest month at 93% on-time, while January is the weakest at 82.1%, a 10.9-point swing across the BTS historical record.