According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), State College, PA (SCE) ranks #258 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). State College, PA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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SCE on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where State College, PA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, State College, PA handles more flight
volume than 33% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
54% 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.
State College, PA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 9,139 ·
On-time rate: 83.8%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes68,892 min
Carrier35,061 min · 51%
Late Aircraft18,478 min · 27%
Weather8,501 min · 12%
NAS (National Aviation System)6,852 min · 10%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
SCE - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: August (93.8%) · worst: December (89.2%)
SCE - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SCE - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.6 min · taxi-in 4.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SCE's average taxi-out (16.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 10.9 min (September 2024) to 28.4 min (January 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for State College, PA.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for State College, PA, both outside Pennsylvania 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 State College, PA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 50.9% of 68,892 delay minutes across 9,139 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.8% (4.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,479 delayed and 165 cancelled (1.81%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (26.8% late-aircraft, 50.9% carrier, 9.9% NAS, 12.3% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, SCE is strongest in August (93.8% on-time) and weakest in December (89.2%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~179 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 78.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
State College, PA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.8%Top 46%higher than 54% of 382 airports
State College, PA
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.
SCE's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from SCE before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in August rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.6 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 State College, PA's on-time rate?
State College, PA (SCE) has a 83.8% on-time rate across 9,139 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does SCE rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
State College, PA ranks #258 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at State College, PA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SCE, accounting for 50.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 26.8% late-aircraft, 50.9% carrier, 9.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.3% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through State College, PA?
August is historically SCE's strongest month at 93.8% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89.2%, a 4.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.