According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Wichita Falls, TX (SPS) ranks #247 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Wichita Falls, 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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SPS 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: 79,702.
Late Aircraft21.5% (17,156 min)
Carrier47.2% (37,600 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)11.3% (9,035 min)
Weather19.7% (15,711 min)
Security0.3% (200 min)
SPS - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.4%) · worst: July (92.1%)
SPS - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SPS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 19.2 min · taxi-in 7.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SPS's average taxi-out (19.2 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is July 2025 at 24.8 min; the lightest is December 2024 at 14.9 min.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Wichita Falls, TX.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Wichita Falls, 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 Wichita Falls, TX is the delay mix: Carrier owns 47.2% of 79,702 delay minutes across 10,644 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.5% (7.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,433 delayed and 229 cancelled (2.15%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (21.5% late-aircraft, 47.2% carrier, 11.3% NAS, 19.7% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, SPS is strongest in September (95.4% on-time) and weakest in July (92.1%), a 3.3-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~164 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 86.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Wichita Falls, TX vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.5%Top 20%higher than 80% of 382 airports
Wichita Falls, 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.
SPS'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 SPS before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. July 2025 averaged 24.8 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 Wichita Falls, TX's on-time rate?
Wichita Falls, TX (SPS) has a 86.5% on-time rate across 10,644 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does SPS rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Wichita Falls, TX ranks #247 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 Wichita Falls, TX?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at SPS, accounting for 47.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 21.5% late-aircraft, 47.2% carrier, 11.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 19.7% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Wichita Falls, TX?
September is historically SPS's strongest month at 95.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 92.1%, a 3.3-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