According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Roanoke, VA (ROA) ranks #190 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Roanoke, VA posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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ROA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 216,777.
Late Aircraft33.8% (73,298 min)
Carrier43.6% (94,457 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)16.0% (34,605 min)
Weather6.6% (14,296 min)
Security0.1% (121 min)
ROA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94%) · worst: December (88.8%)
ROA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ROA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.5 min · taxi-in 7.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ROA's average taxi-out (18.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.9 min (June 2025) to 22.1 min (February 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Roanoke, VA, both outside Virginia 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 Roanoke, VA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 43.6% of 216,777 delay minutes across 25,454 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.2% (4.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 4,278 delayed and 352 cancelled (1.38%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.8% late-aircraft, 43.6% carrier, 16.0% NAS, 6.6% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, ROA is strongest in September (94% on-time) and weakest in December (88.8%), a 5.2-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~412 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 88.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Roanoke, VA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.2%Top 52%higher than 48% of 382 airports
Roanoke, VA
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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 (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
ROA's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ROA before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.5 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 Roanoke, VA's on-time rate?
Roanoke, VA (ROA) has a 83.2% on-time rate across 25,454 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does ROA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Roanoke, VA ranks #190 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 Roanoke, VA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ROA, accounting for 43.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.8% late-aircraft, 43.6% carrier, 16.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.6% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Roanoke, VA?
September is historically ROA's strongest month at 94% on-time, while December is the weakest at 88.8%, a 5.2-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