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Airport · SGF · Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, MO

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

81.7%
On-time
Top 70%
on-time, US airports
79 min
Delay when late
1.03%
Cancelled
#108 of 382
Corpus placement
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SGF on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%81.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 734,112.

Late Aircraft 34.5% (253,107 min)
Carrier 35.6% (261,451 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 18.4% (134,951 min)
Weather 11.4% (83,686 min)
Security 0.1% (917 min)

SGF - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (93%) · worst: July (88.4%)

88%90%92%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.2%

SGF - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 95.5% 88.7% ▼ -7.1%

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).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 22.9 min 18.5 min ▼ -19.2%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Springfield, MO.

Cancellation Rate

1.03%

949 of 92,073 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

108 of 92,073 flights

Delay Rate

18.3%

16,811 of 92,073 flights

Top Routes from SGF

Busiest routes to and from Springfield, MO.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → SGF (Springfield) 15,418 82.5% 364 mi
SGF (Springfield) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 15,412 80.4% 364 mi
ORD (Chicago) → SGF (Springfield) 8,266 80.2% 438 mi
SGF (Springfield) → ORD (Chicago) 8,258 80.3% 438 mi
SGF (Springfield) → CLT (Charlotte) 6,196 82.8% 708 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → SGF (Springfield) 6,192 78.7% 708 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → SGF (Springfield) 5,797 86.3% 563 mi
SGF (Springfield) → ATL (Atlanta) 5,797 86.3% 563 mi
DEN (Denver) → SGF (Springfield) 4,071 79.5% 637 mi
SGF (Springfield) → DEN (Denver) 4,071 80.1% 637 mi
SGF (Springfield) → IAH (Houston) 944 79.1% 513 mi
IAH (Houston) → SGF (Springfield) 943 76.1% 513 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 81.7%).

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ

81.7% on-time 2,030,209 flights

Oakland, CA

Oakland, CA

81.7% on-time 472,036 flights

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, TX

81.7% on-time 419,736 flights

Panama City, FL

Panama City, FL

81.7% on-time 93,692 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 92,073).

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville, AL

91,787 flights 82.6% on-time

Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

91,507 flights 83.6% on-time

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

91,140 flights 82.2% on-time

Key West, FL

Key West, FL

93,161 flights 79% on-time

Other Airports in Missouri

Compare performance with other Missouri airports.

STL 81.3%

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis · 687,272 flights
MCI 82%

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City · 524,365 flights
COU 80.3%

Columbia, MO

Columbia · 19,935 flights
JLN 83.1%

Joplin, MO

Joplin · 8,632 flights
CGI 89.7%

Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau · 3,473 flights
TBN 90.5%

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Fort Leonard Wood · 1,262 flights
BKG 77.4%

Branson, MO

Branson · 363 flights

SGF delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Missouri: Missouri 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 SGF's data

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.

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.