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.
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SBN 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: 609,252.
Late Aircraft25.1% (153,119 min)
Carrier51.8% (315,783 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)12.7% (77,402 min)
Weather10.2% (62,176 min)
Security0.1% (772 min)
SBN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (93%) · worst: December (89.5%)
SBN - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
South Bend, IN vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.5%Top 73%higher than 27% of 382 airports
South Bend, IN
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is South Bend, IN's on-time rate?
South Bend, IN (SBN) has a 81.5% on-time rate across 72,322 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does SBN rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
South Bend, IN ranks #124 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 South Bend, IN?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SBN, accounting for 51.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 25.1% late-aircraft, 51.8% carrier, 12.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.2% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through South Bend, IN?
October is historically SBN's strongest month at 93% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89.5%, a 3.5-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