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Airport · ROA · Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, VA

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.2%
On-time
Top 52%
on-time, US airports
87 min
Delay when late
1.38%
Cancelled
#190 of 382
Corpus placement
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ROA on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%83.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 216,777.

Late Aircraft 33.8% (73,298 min)
Carrier 43.6% (94,457 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 16.0% (34,605 min)
Weather 6.6% (14,296 min)
Security 0.1% (121 min)

ROA - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94%) · worst: December (88.8%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 88.8%

ROA - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 95.7% 86.8% ▼ -9.3%

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).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 21.4 min 21.4 min ▲ +0.0%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Roanoke, VA.

Cancellation Rate

1.38%

352 of 25,454 flights

Diversion Rate

0.07%

17 of 25,454 flights

Delay Rate

16.8%

4,278 of 25,454 flights

Top Routes from ROA

Busiest routes to and from Roanoke, VA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → ROA (Roanoke) 5,601 88.1% 357 mi
ROA (Roanoke) → ATL (Atlanta) 5,601 87.9% 357 mi
ORD (Chicago) → ROA (Roanoke) 2,374 79.2% 531 mi
ROA (Roanoke) → ORD (Chicago) 2,340 79.1% 531 mi
ROA (Roanoke) → LGA (New York) 2,012 80.9% 405 mi
LGA (New York) → ROA (Roanoke) 1,983 82.5% 405 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.2%).

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach, CA

83.2% on-time 174,755 flights

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville, AR

83.2% on-time 130,348 flights

San Luis Obispo, CA

San Luis Obispo, CA

83.2% on-time 56,561 flights

Lafayette, LA

Lafayette, LA

83.2% on-time 37,254 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 25,454).

Evansville, IN

Evansville, IN

25,741 flights 86% on-time

Bloomington/Normal, IL

Bloomington/Normal, IL

25,097 flights 85.2% on-time

Killeen, TX

Killeen, TX

24,729 flights 83.6% on-time

Aguadilla, PR

Aguadilla, PR

24,390 flights 68.6% on-time

Other Airports in Virginia

Compare performance with other Virginia airports.

DCA 80.8%

Washington, DC

Washington · 1,425,060 flights
IAD 84.1%

Washington, DC

Washington · 618,145 flights
ORF 81.6%

Norfolk, VA

Norfolk · 231,501 flights
RIC 81.6%

Richmond, VA

Richmond · 203,348 flights
CHO 85.5%

Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville · 31,578 flights
PHF 88.1%

Newport News/Williamsburg, VA

Newport News/Williamsburg · 4,730 flights
SHD 84.7%

Staunton, VA

Staunton · 4,017 flights
LYH 86.5%

Lynchburg, VA

Lynchburg · 2,116 flights

ROA delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Virginia: Virginia 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 ROA's data

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.

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

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