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.
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PRC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Prescott, AZ sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Prescott, AZ handles more flight
volume than 31% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
39% 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.
Prescott, AZ vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 9,056 ·
On-time rate: 82.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes99,756 min
Carrier58,048 min · 58%
Late Aircraft27,347 min · 27%
Weather7,875 min · 8%
NAS (National Aviation System)6,486 min · 7%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
PRC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (95.6%) · worst: August (87.4%)
PRC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Prescott, AZ vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.5%Top 61%higher than 39% of 382 airports
Prescott, AZ
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Prescott, AZ's on-time rate?
Prescott, AZ (PRC) has a 82.5% on-time rate across 9,056 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does PRC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Prescott, AZ ranks #262 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 Prescott, AZ?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PRC, accounting for 58.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 27.4% late-aircraft, 58.2% carrier, 6.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.9% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Prescott, AZ?
November is historically PRC's strongest month at 95.6% on-time, while August is the weakest at 87.4%, a 8.2-point swing across the BTS historical record.