Staunton, VA

What the Data Says About SHD

Staunton, VA in Staunton, Virginia handled 4,017 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2022, posting a 84.7% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 615 experienced delays, 51 were cancelled, and 3 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.27%, the diversion rate to 0.07%, and the average delay when departures run late is 123.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing SHD against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at SHD, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 50.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 38.3% and Weather at 9.1%. Weather contributes 9.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at SHD with a 96.7% on-time rate, while February is the roughest at 89.5% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 149. The busiest route from SHD is to SHD (Staunton), with 701 flights at a 83.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 84.7% on-time, 123.9-minute average delay, 1.27% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Staunton, VA.