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Prescott, AZ

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Prescott, AZ (PRC) ranks #262 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Prescott, AZ posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.5%
On-time
Top 61%
on-time, US airports
124 min
Delay when late
0.49%
Cancelled
#262 of 382
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PRC on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.5%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 99,756.

Late Aircraft 27.4% (27,347 min)
Carrier 58.2% (58,048 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 6.5% (6,486 min)
Weather 7.9% (7,875 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

PRC - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (95.6%) · worst: August (87.4%)

86%88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.4%

PRC - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.4% 89.6% ▼ -6.1%

PRC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 20.5 min · taxi-in 3.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

16 min18 min20 min22 min24 min26 min Jan 24Dec 25 21 min 19.4 min ▼ -7.6%

PRC's average taxi-out (20.5 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is February 2024 at 23.4 min; the lightest is August 2025 at 16.9 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Prescott, AZ.

Cancellation Rate

0.49%

44 of 9,056 flights

Diversion Rate

0.13%

12 of 9,056 flights

Delay Rate

17.5%

1,588 of 9,056 flights

Top Routes from PRC

Busiest routes to and from Prescott, AZ.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
PRC (Prescott) → DEN (Denver) 2,229 84.1% 557 mi
DEN (Denver) → PRC (Prescott) 2,199 80.3% 557 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → PRC (Prescott) 1,747 83.3% 346 mi
PRC (Prescott) → LAX (Los Angeles) 1,747 77.4% 346 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Prescott, AZ, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.5%).

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana, CA

82.5% on-time 482,186 flights

Omaha, NE

Omaha, NE

82.5% on-time 260,747 flights

Reno, NV

Reno, NV

82.5% on-time 229,410 flights

Burbank, CA

Burbank, CA

82.4% on-time 319,148 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,056).

Sioux City, IA

Sioux City, IA

9,052 flights 81.8% on-time

Decatur, IL

Decatur, IL

9,084 flights 84.5% on-time

Salina, KS

Salina, KS

9,128 flights 81.8% on-time

Longview, TX

Longview, TX

9,129 flights 86% on-time

Other Airports in Arizona

Compare performance with other Arizona airports.

PHX 81.7%

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix · 2,030,209 flights
TUS 83.8%

Tucson, AZ

Tucson · 200,641 flights
AZA 78.7%

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix · 70,097 flights
FLG 85.8%

Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff · 22,330 flights
YUM 86.8%

Yuma, AZ

Yuma · 20,032 flights

PRC delay-share reading

The standout signal at Prescott, AZ is the delay mix: Carrier owns 58.2% of 99,756 delay minutes across 9,056 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.5% (3.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,588 delayed and 44 cancelled (0.49%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (27.4% late-aircraft, 58.2% carrier, 6.5% 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, PRC is strongest in November (95.6% on-time) and weakest in August (87.4%), a 8.2-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~136 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 84.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Arizona: Arizona flight data.

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.

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Using PRC's data

PRC's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from PRC before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than August if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. February 2024 averaged 23.4 min. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.