According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Provo, UT (PVU) ranks #208 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Provo, UT posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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PVU on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 190,335.
Late Aircraft21.5% (40,872 min)
Carrier50.2% (95,461 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)18.1% (34,453 min)
Weather10.2% (19,363 min)
Security0.1% (186 min)
PVU - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (92.9%) · worst: July (89.2%)
PVU - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
PVU - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 19.8 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PVU's average taxi-out (19.8 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is January 2025 at 25.6 min; the lightest is September 2024 at 16.3 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Provo, UT, both outside Utah 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 Provo, UT is the delay mix: Carrier owns 50.2% of 190,335 delay minutes across 20,217 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 76.5% (2.5 pts below the 79% national average), with 4,756 delayed and 252 cancelled (1.25%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (21.5% late-aircraft, 50.2% carrier, 18.1% NAS, 10.2% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, PVU is strongest in September (92.9% on-time) and weakest in July (89.2%), a 3.7-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~331 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to AZA (Phoenix) at 76.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Provo, UT vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
76.5%Top 94%higher than 6% of 382 airports
Provo, UT
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.
PVU'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 PVU before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. January 2025 averaged 25.6 min. 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 Provo, UT's on-time rate?
Provo, UT (PVU) has a 76.5% on-time rate across 20,217 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.5 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does PVU rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Provo, UT ranks #208 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 Provo, UT?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PVU, accounting for 50.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 21.5% late-aircraft, 50.2% carrier, 18.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.2% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Provo, UT?
September is historically PVU's strongest month at 92.9% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.2%, a 3.7-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