According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), San Angelo, TX (SJT) ranks #221 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). San Angelo, TX posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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SJT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where San Angelo, TX sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, San Angelo, TX handles more flight
volume than 42% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
78% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
San Angelo, TX vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 16,218 ·
On-time rate: 86.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes100,056 min
Carrier34,325 min · 34%
Late Aircraft30,168 min · 30%
Weather23,088 min · 23%
NAS (National Aviation System)12,019 min · 12%
Security456 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
SJT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.5%) · worst: January (92.1%)
SJT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SJT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.8 min · taxi-in 3.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SJT's average taxi-out (14.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 10.9 min (June 2024) to 19.4 min (November 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for San Angelo, TX, both outside Texas 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 San Angelo, TX is the delay mix: Carrier owns 34.3% of 100,056 delay minutes across 16,218 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86% (7 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,268 delayed and 311 cancelled (1.92%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.2% late-aircraft, 34.3% carrier, 12.0% NAS, 23.1% weather, 0.5% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, SJT is strongest in September (94.5% on-time) and weakest in January (92.1%), a 2.4-point swing. Volume peaks in May (~249 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 85.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
San Angelo, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86%Top 22%higher than 78% of 382 airports
San Angelo, TX
60%95%
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.
SJT'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 SJT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.8 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is San Angelo, TX's on-time rate?
San Angelo, TX (SJT) has a 86% on-time rate across 16,218 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does SJT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
San Angelo, TX ranks #221 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at San Angelo, TX?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SJT, accounting for 34.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 30.2% late-aircraft, 34.3% carrier, 12.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 23.1% weather, and 0.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through San Angelo, TX?
September is historically SJT's strongest month at 94.5% on-time, while January is the weakest at 92.1%, a 2.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.