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Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA
According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA (PSC) ranks #132 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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PSC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 317,718.
Late Aircraft19.4% (61,662 min)
Carrier51.9% (164,846 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)11.9% (37,879 min)
Weather16.6% (52,599 min)
Security0.2% (732 min)
PSC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: March (96%) · worst: December (91.4%)
PSC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PSC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.4 min · taxi-in 6.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PSC's average taxi-out (17.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.0 min (June 2024) to 24.8 min (February 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA.
Cancellation Rate
0.60%
382 of 63,750 flights
Diversion Rate
0.11%
73 of 63,750 flights
Delay Rate
13.1%
8,357 of 63,750 flights
Top Routes from PSC
Busiest routes to and from Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA, both outside Washington 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 Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.9% of 317,718 delay minutes across 63,750 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.9% (7.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 8,357 delayed and 382 cancelled (0.60%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (19.4% late-aircraft, 51.9% carrier, 11.9% NAS, 16.6% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, PSC is strongest in March (96% on-time) and weakest in December (91.4%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~979 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 85.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.9%Top 17%higher than 83% of 382 airports
Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA
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.
PSC's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from PSC before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in March rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.4 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 Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA's on-time rate?
Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA (PSC) has a 86.9% on-time rate across 63,750 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does PSC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA ranks #132 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PSC, accounting for 51.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 19.4% late-aircraft, 51.9% carrier, 11.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 16.6% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Pasco/Kennewick/Richland, WA?
March is historically PSC's strongest month at 96% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91.4%, a 4.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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