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Airport · SBN · South Bend, Indiana

South Bend, IN

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), South Bend, IN (SBN) ranks #124 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). South Bend, IN 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

81.5%
On-time
Top 73%
on-time, US airports
91 min
Delay when late
0.99%
Cancelled
#124 of 382
Corpus placement
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SBN on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%81.5%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 609,252.

Late Aircraft 25.1% (153,119 min)
Carrier 51.8% (315,783 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 12.7% (77,402 min)
Weather 10.2% (62,176 min)
Security 0.1% (772 min)

SBN - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (93%) · worst: December (89.5%)

89%90%91%92%93%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89.5%

SBN - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.2% 89.2% ▼ -6.3%

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

Average taxi-out 19.4 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min35 min Jan 24Dec 25 26.4 min 30.1 min ▲ +14.0%

SBN's average taxi-out (19.4 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2025 at 30.1 min; the lightest is October 2024 at 15.3 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for South Bend, IN.

Cancellation Rate

0.99%

718 of 72,322 flights

Diversion Rate

0.15%

105 of 72,322 flights

Delay Rate

18.5%

13,350 of 72,322 flights

Top Routes from SBN

Busiest routes to and from South Bend, IN.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ORD (Chicago) → SBN (South Bend) 9,392 76.6% 84 mi
SBN (South Bend) → ORD (Chicago) 9,390 79.6% 84 mi
SBN (South Bend) → ATL (Atlanta) 5,691 84.3% 566 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → SBN (South Bend) 5,690 83.1% 566 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → SBN (South Bend) 5,521 82.3% 534 mi
SBN (South Bend) → CLT (Charlotte) 5,519 83.1% 534 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → SBN (South Bend) 5,031 79.7% 846 mi
SBN (South Bend) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 5,028 78.2% 846 mi
DTW (Detroit) → SBN (South Bend) 3,331 81.6% 157 mi
SBN (South Bend) → DTW (Detroit) 3,299 87.3% 157 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → SBN (South Bend) 1,604 81.2% 411 mi
SBN (South Bend) → MSP (Minneapolis) 1,604 88.6% 411 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for South Bend, IN, both outside Indiana 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: 81.5%).

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, AL

81.5% on-time 178,467 flights

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NY

81.5% on-time 131,663 flights

Charlotte Amalie, VI

Charlotte Amalie, VI

81.5% on-time 61,916 flights

Charleston/Dunbar, WV

Charleston/Dunbar, WV

81.5% on-time 36,162 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 72,322).

Hilo, HI

Hilo, HI

72,372 flights 88.2% on-time

Fargo, ND

Fargo, ND

74,155 flights 82.6% on-time

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

70,097 flights 78.7% on-time

Manchester, NH

Manchester, NH

69,564 flights 82.3% on-time

Other Airports in Indiana

Compare performance with other Indiana airports.

IND 82.7%

Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis · 495,575 flights
FWA 80.9%

Fort Wayne, IN

Fort Wayne · 62,234 flights
EVV 86%

Evansville, IN

Evansville · 25,741 flights
LAF 76.3%

Lafayette, IN

Lafayette · 473 flights

SBN delay-share reading

The standout signal at South Bend, IN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.8% of 609,252 delay minutes across 72,322 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.5% (2.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 13,350 delayed and 718 cancelled (0.99%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (25.1% late-aircraft, 51.8% carrier, 12.7% NAS, 10.2% 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, SBN is strongest in October (93% on-time) and weakest in December (89.5%), a 3.5-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~1,140 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 76.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Indiana: Indiana 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 SBN's data

SBN'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 SBN before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2025 averaged 30.1 min. 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.