According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Roswell, NM (ROW) ranks #241 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Roswell, NM posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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ROW on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Roswell, NM sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Roswell, NM handles more flight
volume than 37% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
59% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Roswell, NM vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 11,879 ·
On-time rate: 84.3%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes114,489 min
Carrier65,568 min · 57%
Late Aircraft23,924 min · 21%
Weather17,922 min · 16%
NAS (National Aviation System)6,771 min · 6%
Security304 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
ROW - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.3%) · worst: June (89.7%)
ROW - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
ROW - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.1 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
ROW's average taxi-out (16.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.7 min (April 2024) to 22.1 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Roswell, NM, both outside New Mexico 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 Roswell, NM is the delay mix: Carrier owns 57.3% of 114,489 delay minutes across 11,879 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.3% (5.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,867 delayed and 175 cancelled (1.47%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (20.9% late-aircraft, 57.3% carrier, 5.9% NAS, 15.7% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, ROW is strongest in April (94.3% on-time) and weakest in June (89.7%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~180 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 83.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Roswell, NM vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.3%Top 41%higher than 59% of 382 airports
Roswell, NM
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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.
ROW's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from ROW before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.1 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 Roswell, NM's on-time rate?
Roswell, NM (ROW) has a 84.3% on-time rate across 11,879 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does ROW rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Roswell, NM ranks #241 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 Roswell, NM?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at ROW, accounting for 57.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 20.9% late-aircraft, 57.3% carrier, 5.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 15.7% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Roswell, NM?
April is historically ROW's strongest month at 94.3% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.7%, a 4.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.