According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Pullman, WA (PUW) ranks #331 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Pullman, WA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PUW on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 20,247.
Late Aircraft42.6% (8,629 min)
Carrier28.4% (5,743 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)12.7% (2,576 min)
Weather16.0% (3,245 min)
Security0.3% (54 min)
PUW - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (97.3%) · worst: December (77.9%)
PUW - on-time rate by year
2021–2022, year-over-year trend.
PUW - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 8.4 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PUW's average taxi-out (8.4 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2022, 11.5 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Pullman, 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 Pullman, WA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 42.6% of 20,247 delay minutes across 4,696 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.6% (7.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 629 delayed and 53 cancelled (1.13%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (42.6% late-aircraft, 28.4% carrier, 12.7% NAS, 16.0% weather, 0.3% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PUW is strongest in May (97.3% on-time) and weakest in December (77.9%), a 19.4-point swing. Volume peaks in September (~272 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 84.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Pullman, WA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.6%Top 19%higher than 81% of 382 airports
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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 (2021–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PUW'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 PUW before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in May rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 8.4 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 Pullman, WA's on-time rate?
Pullman, WA (PUW) has a 86.6% on-time rate across 4,696 BTS-tracked flights (2021-2022), 7.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does PUW rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Pullman, WA ranks #331 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 Pullman, WA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at PUW, accounting for 42.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 42.6% late-aircraft, 28.4% carrier, 12.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 16.0% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Pullman, WA?
May is historically PUW's strongest month at 97.3% on-time, while December is the weakest at 77.9%, a 19.4-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