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Airport · SPI · Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, IL

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Springfield, IL (SPI) ranks #284 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Springfield, IL posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.8%
On-time
Top 57%
on-time, US airports
85 min
Delay when late
1.68%
Cancelled
#284 of 382
Corpus placement
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SPI on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.8%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 73,420.

Late Aircraft 25.3% (18,608 min)
Carrier 40.0% (29,389 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 22.2% (16,286 min)
Weather 12.3% (9,027 min)
Security 0.1% (110 min)

SPI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (93.3%) · worst: December (86.8%)

86%88%90%92%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 86.8%

SPI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

80%85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 94.4% 89.5% ▼ -5.2%

SPI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 10.6 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

5 min10 min15 min20 min Dec 23Dec 25 12.2 min 14.6 min ▲ +19.7%

SPI's average taxi-out (10.6 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2025, 14.6 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Springfield, IL.

Cancellation Rate

1.68%

136 of 8,116 flights

Diversion Rate

0.14%

11 of 8,116 flights

Delay Rate

17.2%

1,398 of 8,116 flights

Top Routes from SPI

Busiest routes to and from Springfield, IL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → SPI (Springfield) 2,078 87.7% 630 mi
SPI (Springfield) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 2,078 80.8% 630 mi
SPI (Springfield) → ORD (Chicago) 1,030 84% 174 mi
ORD (Chicago) → SPI (Springfield) 971 81.6% 174 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Springfield, IL, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.8%).

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

82.8% on-time 2,137,032 flights

Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH

82.8% on-time 450,603 flights

Louisville, KY

Louisville, KY

82.8% on-time 252,784 flights

Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg, PA

82.8% on-time 60,271 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,116).

Gillette, WY

Gillette, WY

8,123 flights 86% on-time

Ponce, PR

Ponce, PR

8,079 flights 74.5% on-time

Bethel, AK

Bethel, AK

8,174 flights 78.3% on-time

Stillwater, OK

Stillwater, OK

8,044 flights 87.7% on-time

Other Airports in Illinois

Compare performance with other Illinois airports.

ORD 81%

Chicago, IL

Chicago · 3,114,086 flights
MDW 78.4%

Chicago, IL

Chicago · 880,912 flights
MLI 83.4%

Moline, IL

Moline · 45,407 flights
PIA 80.7%

Peoria, IL

Peoria · 44,104 flights
BMI 85.2%

Bloomington/Normal, IL

Bloomington/Normal · 25,097 flights
CMI 84.8%

Champaign/Urbana, IL

Champaign/Urbana · 17,865 flights
BLV 76.4%

Belleville, IL

Belleville · 14,072 flights
RFD 78.9%

Rockford, IL

Rockford · 9,512 flights

SPI delay-share reading

The standout signal at Springfield, IL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.0% of 73,420 delay minutes across 8,116 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.8% (3.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,398 delayed and 136 cancelled (1.68%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (25.3% late-aircraft, 40.0% carrier, 22.2% NAS, 12.3% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, SPI is strongest in September (93.3% on-time) and weakest in December (86.8%), a 6.5-point swing. Volume peaks in September (~142 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 87.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Illinois: Illinois flight data.

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.

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Using SPI's data

SPI's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from SPI before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 10.6 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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.