Springfield, MO

What the Data Says About SGF

Springfield, MO in Springfield, Missouri handled 92,073 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 81.7% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 16,811 experienced delays, 949 were cancelled, and 108 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.03%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 79.2 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing SGF against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at SGF, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 35.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 34.5% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 18.4%. Weather contributes 11.4% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at SGF with a 93% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 88.4% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 1,463. The busiest route from SGF is to SGF (Springfield), with 15,418 flights at a 82.5% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 81.7% on-time, 79.2-minute average delay, 1.03% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Springfield, MO.