Shreveport, LA

What the Data Says About SHV

Shreveport, LA in Shreveport, Louisiana handled 55,112 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 83.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 9,317 experienced delays, 716 were cancelled, and 55 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.30%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 88.1 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing SHV against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at SHV, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 42.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 32.4% and Weather at 13.1%. Weather contributes 13.1% 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 SHV with a 93.6% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 88.7% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 851. The busiest route from SHV is to SHV (Shreveport), with 11,595 flights at a 82.6% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 83.1% on-time, 88.1-minute average delay, 1.30% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Shreveport, LA.