Pago Pago, TT

What the Data Says About PPG

Pago Pago, TT in Pago Pago, U.S. Pacific Trust Territories and Possessions handled 1,005 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 74.6% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 255 experienced delays, 5 were cancelled, and 0 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.50%, the diversion rate to 0.00%, and the average delay when departures run late is 112.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PPG against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PPG, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 49.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 42.4% and Weather at 6.9%. Weather contributes 6.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 1.2%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at PPG with a 93% on-time rate, while January is the roughest at 82.1% — a 11-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 25. Combine these numbers — 74.6% on-time, 112.5-minute average delay, 0.50% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Pago Pago, TT.