According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY (SWF) ranks #306 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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SWF on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 83,979.
Late Aircraft44.3% (37,172 min)
Carrier26.6% (22,354 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)22.9% (19,254 min)
Weather6.2% (5,167 min)
Security0.0% (32 min)
SWF - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (90%) · worst: July (84.9%)
SWF - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
SWF - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.9 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
SWF's average taxi-out (13.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2024, 18.8 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY.
Cancellation Rate
2.13%
152 of 7,137 flights
Diversion Rate
0.22%
16 of 7,137 flights
Delay Rate
23.7%
1,692 of 7,137 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY, both outside New York 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 Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY is on-time standing: 76.3% (2.7 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance) across 7,137 BTS flights (2020–2025). When a departure runs late, the average delay is 80.2 minutes; cancellations run 2.13%.
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (44.3% late-aircraft, 26.6% carrier, 22.9% NAS, 6.2% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, SWF is strongest in September (90% on-time) and weakest in July (84.9%), a 5.1-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~136 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
76.3%Top 95%higher than 5% of 382 airports
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY
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.
SWF'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.
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Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.9 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 Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY's on-time rate?
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY (SWF) has a 76.3% on-time rate across 7,137 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.7 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does SWF rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY ranks #306 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at SWF, accounting for 44.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 44.3% late-aircraft, 26.6% carrier, 22.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.2% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY?
September is historically SWF's strongest month at 90% on-time, while July is the weakest at 84.9%, a 5.1-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