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Airport · PVD · Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, RI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Providence, RI (PVD) ranks #83 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Providence, RI posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

81.2%
On-time
Top 76%
on-time, US airports
75 min
Delay when late
1.46%
Cancelled
#83 of 382
Corpus placement
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PVD on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%81.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 1,081,110.

Late Aircraft 42.1% (454,918 min)
Carrier 30.6% (330,377 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 23.9% (258,601 min)
Weather 3.4% (36,467 min)
Security 0.1% (747 min)

PVD - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (93.4%) · worst: July (87.6%)

86%88%90%92%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.9%

PVD - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.1% 90.4% ▼ -5.9%

PVD - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 14.6 min · taxi-in 5.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min14 min16 min18 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.7 min 15.9 min ▲ +1.3%

PVD's average taxi-out (14.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.2 min (October 2024) to 17.2 min (February 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Providence, RI.

Cancellation Rate

1.46%

2,331 of 160,073 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

191 of 160,073 flights

Delay Rate

18.8%

30,166 of 160,073 flights

Top Routes from PVD

Busiest routes to and from Providence, RI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
PVD (Providence) → DCA (Washington) 12,378 82.1% 356 mi
DCA (Washington) → PVD (Providence) 12,362 81.1% 356 mi
PVD (Providence) → BWI (Baltimore) 9,886 87.5% 327 mi
BWI (Baltimore) → PVD (Providence) 9,878 76.1% 327 mi
MCO (Orlando) → PVD (Providence) 8,969 76.6% 1,072 mi
PVD (Providence) → MCO (Orlando) 8,951 77.7% 1,072 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → PVD (Providence) 8,407 80.2% 683 mi
PVD (Providence) → CLT (Charlotte) 8,406 84.1% 683 mi
PVD (Providence) → ORD (Chicago) 6,588 81.9% 849 mi
ORD (Chicago) → PVD (Providence) 6,573 79.6% 849 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → PVD (Providence) 5,093 80.1% 903 mi
PVD (Providence) → ATL (Atlanta) 5,092 84.4% 903 mi
PHL (Philadelphia) → PVD (Providence) 4,539 84.2% 237 mi
PVD (Providence) → PHL (Philadelphia) 4,534 87.6% 237 mi
DTW (Detroit) → PVD (Providence) 3,913 82.3% 615 mi
PVD (Providence) → DTW (Detroit) 3,912 85.5% 615 mi
PVD (Providence) → MDW (Chicago) 3,236 84.1% 842 mi
MDW (Chicago) → PVD (Providence) 3,192 74.9% 842 mi
TPA (Tampa) → PVD (Providence) 2,905 77.8% 1,136 mi
PVD (Providence) → TPA (Tampa) 2,879 78.5% 1,136 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Providence, RI, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 81.2%).

New York, NY

New York, NY

81.2% on-time 1,574,867 flights

Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia, PA

81.3% on-time 1,060,086 flights

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis, MO

81.3% on-time 687,272 flights

Memphis, TN

Memphis, TN

81.3% on-time 251,985 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 160,073).

Palm Springs, CA

Palm Springs, CA

159,999 flights 83.7% on-time

Lihue, HI

Lihue, HI

162,570 flights 86.7% on-time

Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TN

157,494 flights 81.9% on-time

Greer, SC

Greer, SC

155,526 flights 83.5% on-time

PVD delay-share reading

The standout signal at Providence, RI is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 42.1% of 1,081,110 delay minutes across 160,073 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.2% (2.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 30,166 delayed and 2,331 cancelled (1.46%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (42.1% late-aircraft, 30.6% carrier, 23.9% NAS, 3.4% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, PVD is strongest in September (93.4% on-time) and weakest in July (87.6%), a 5.8-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~2,400 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DCA (Washington) at 82.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Rhode Island: Rhode Island flight data.

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.

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Using PVD's data

PVD's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.

  • Check the busiest route from PVD before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.6 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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.