According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pueblo, CO (PUB) ranks #343 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pueblo, CO posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PUB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Pueblo, CO sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Pueblo, CO handles more flight
volume than 10% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
93% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Pueblo, CO vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 3,776 ·
On-time rate: 88.8%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes24,104 min
Carrier13,202 min · 55%
Late Aircraft6,576 min · 27%
Weather3,106 min · 13%
NAS (National Aviation System)1,195 min · 5%
Security25 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
PUB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (97.4%) · worst: December (91.4%)
PUB - on-time rate by year
2020–2023, year-over-year trend.
PUB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.8 min · taxi-in 3.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PUB's average taxi-out (15.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.9 min (September 2021) to 20.3 min (February 2022).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pueblo, CO, both outside Colorado 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 Pueblo, CO is the delay mix: Carrier owns 54.8% of 24,104 delay minutes across 3,776 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.8% (9.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 422 delayed and 63 cancelled (1.67%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (27.3% late-aircraft, 54.8% carrier, 5.0% NAS, 12.9% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PUB is strongest in November (97.4% on-time) and weakest in December (91.4%), a 6.0-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~116 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 88.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Pueblo, CO vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
88.8%Top 7%higher than 93% of 382 airports
Pueblo, CO
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 (2020–2023).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PUB'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 PUB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.8 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 Pueblo, CO's on-time rate?
Pueblo, CO (PUB) has a 88.8% on-time rate across 3,776 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2023), 9.8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-10% on-time performance.
How does PUB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Pueblo, CO ranks #343 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 Pueblo, CO?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PUB, accounting for 54.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 27.3% late-aircraft, 54.8% carrier, 5.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.9% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Pueblo, CO?
November is historically PUB's strongest month at 97.4% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91.4%, a 6.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.