According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Sheridan, WY (SHR) ranks #293 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Sheridan, WY posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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SHR 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: 65,877.
Late Aircraft20.3% (13,377 min)
Carrier54.7% (36,024 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)15.6% (10,280 min)
Weather9.0% (5,934 min)
Security0.4% (262 min)
SHR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (96.1%) · worst: February (90.9%)
SHR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SHR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 22.8 min · taxi-in 5.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SHR's average taxi-out (22.8 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is January 2025 at 34.5 min; the lightest is June 2024 at 16.4 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Sheridan, WY, both outside Wyoming 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 Sheridan, WY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 54.7% of 65,877 delay minutes across 7,839 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.6% (7.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,048 delayed and 76 cancelled (0.97%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (20.3% late-aircraft, 54.7% carrier, 15.6% NAS, 9.0% weather, 0.4% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, SHR is strongest in September (96.1% on-time) and weakest in February (90.9%), a 5.2-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~121 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 84.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Sheridan, WY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.6%Top 19%higher than 81% of 382 airports
Sheridan, WY
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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.
SHR's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from SHR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than February if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. January 2025 averaged 34.5 min. 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 Sheridan, WY's on-time rate?
Sheridan, WY (SHR) has a 86.6% on-time rate across 7,839 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does SHR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Sheridan, WY ranks #293 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 Sheridan, WY?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SHR, accounting for 54.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 20.3% late-aircraft, 54.7% carrier, 15.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.0% weather, and 0.4% security.
When is the best time to fly through Sheridan, WY?
September is historically SHR's strongest month at 96.1% on-time, while February is the weakest at 90.9%, a 5.2-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