Prescott, AZ

What the Data Says About PRC

Prescott, AZ in Prescott, Arizona handled 9,056 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.5% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,588 experienced delays, 44 were cancelled, and 12 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.49%, the diversion rate to 0.13%, and the average delay when departures run late is 124.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PRC against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PRC, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 58.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 27.4% and Weather at 7.9%. Weather contributes 7.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at PRC with a 95.6% on-time rate, while August is the roughest at 87.4% — a 8-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 136. The busiest route from PRC is to DEN (Denver), with 2,229 flights at a 84.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.5% on-time, 124.0-minute average delay, 0.49% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Prescott, AZ.