Airport · STT · Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie, VI
According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Charlotte Amalie, VI (STT) ranks #135 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Charlotte Amalie, VI posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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STT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Charlotte Amalie, VI sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Charlotte Amalie, VI handles more flight
volume than 65% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
27% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Charlotte Amalie, VI vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 61,916 ·
On-time rate: 81.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes500,170 min
Late Aircraft249,958 min · 50%
Carrier155,757 min · 31%
NAS (National Aviation System)80,381 min · 16%
Weather12,566 min · 3%
Security1,508 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
STT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (92.7%) · worst: July (88.4%)
STT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
STT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.3 min · taxi-in 5.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
STT's average taxi-out (16.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.1 min (October 2025) to 19.3 min (March 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Charlotte Amalie, VI.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Charlotte Amalie, VI, both outside U.S. Virgin Islands 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 Charlotte Amalie, VI is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 50.0% of 500,170 delay minutes across 61,916 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.5% (2.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 11,438 delayed and 451 cancelled (0.73%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (50.0% late-aircraft, 31.1% carrier, 16.1% NAS, 2.5% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, STT is strongest in October (92.7% on-time) and weakest in July (88.4%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,128 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MIA (Miami) at 82.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Charlotte Amalie, VI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.5%Top 73%higher than 27% of 382 airports
Charlotte Amalie, VI
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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.
STT's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from STT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.3 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 Charlotte Amalie, VI's on-time rate?
Charlotte Amalie, VI (STT) has a 81.5% on-time rate across 61,916 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does STT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Charlotte Amalie, VI ranks #135 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 Charlotte Amalie, VI?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at STT, accounting for 50.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 50.0% late-aircraft, 31.1% carrier, 16.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 2.5% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Charlotte Amalie, VI?
October is historically STT's strongest month at 92.7% on-time, while July is the weakest at 88.4%, a 4.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.