According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Springfield, MO (SGF) ranks #108 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Springfield, MO posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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SGF 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: 734,112.
Late Aircraft34.5% (253,107 min)
Carrier35.6% (261,451 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)18.4% (134,951 min)
Weather11.4% (83,686 min)
Security0.1% (917 min)
SGF - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (93%) · worst: July (88.4%)
SGF - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SGF - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.1 min · taxi-in 7.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SGF's average taxi-out (17.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.9 min (August 2024) to 22.9 min (January 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Springfield, MO, both outside Missouri 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 Springfield, MO is the delay mix: Carrier owns 35.6% of 734,112 delay minutes across 92,073 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.7% (2.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 16,811 delayed and 949 cancelled (1.03%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (34.5% late-aircraft, 35.6% carrier, 18.4% NAS, 11.4% 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, SGF is strongest in November (93% on-time) and weakest in July (88.4%), a 4.6-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~1,463 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 82.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Springfield, MO vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.7%Top 70%higher than 30% of 382 airports
Springfield, MO
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.
SGF'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 SGF before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.1 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 Springfield, MO's on-time rate?
Springfield, MO (SGF) has a 81.7% on-time rate across 92,073 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does SGF rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Springfield, MO ranks #108 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 Springfield, MO?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SGF, accounting for 35.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 34.5% late-aircraft, 35.6% carrier, 18.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 11.4% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Springfield, MO?
November is historically SGF's strongest month at 93% on-time, while July is the weakest at 88.4%, a 4.6-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