Pueblo, CO

What the Data Says About PUB

Pueblo, CO in Pueblo, Colorado handled 3,776 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2023, posting a 88.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 422 experienced delays, 63 were cancelled, and 3 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.67%, the diversion rate to 0.08%, and the average delay when departures run late is 123.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PUB against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PUB, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 54.8% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 27.3% and Weather at 12.9%. Weather contributes 12.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. 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 PUB with a 97.4% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 91.4% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 116. The busiest route from PUB is to DEN (Denver), with 1,707 flights at a 88.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 88.8% on-time, 123.8-minute average delay, 1.67% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Pueblo, CO.