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Airport · SWO · Stillwater, Oklahoma

Stillwater, OK

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Stillwater, OK (SWO) ranks #286 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Stillwater, OK posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87.7%
On-time
Top 12%
on-time, US airports
99 min
Delay when late
1.40%
Cancelled
#286 of 382
Corpus placement
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SWO on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%87.7%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 55,140.

Late Aircraft 18.8% (10,357 min)
Carrier 55.1% (30,355 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.6% (6,403 min)
Weather 14.1% (7,786 min)
Security 0.4% (239 min)

SWO - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: August (96%) · worst: December (92.7%)

92%93%94%95%96%97% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.7%

SWO - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.9% 91.5% ▼ -4.6%

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

Average taxi-out 15.5 min · taxi-in 4.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

5 min10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.8 min 23.5 min ▲ +48.7%

SWO's average taxi-out (15.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 10.7 min (March 2024) to 23.6 min (November 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Stillwater, OK.

Cancellation Rate

1.40%

113 of 8,044 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

5 of 8,044 flights

Delay Rate

12.3%

991 of 8,044 flights

Top Routes from SWO

Busiest routes to and from Stillwater, OK.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → SWO (Stillwater) 3,996 86.4% 225 mi
SWO (Stillwater) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 3,992 86.7% 225 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Stillwater, OK, both outside Oklahoma 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: 87.7%).

Albany, GA

Albany, GA

87.7% on-time 10,492 flights

Waterloo, IA

Waterloo, IA

87.7% on-time 4,350 flights

Victoria, TX

Victoria, TX

87.6% on-time 6,355 flights

Ithaca/Cortland, NY

Ithaca/Cortland, NY

87.6% on-time 6,186 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,044).

Butte, MT

Butte, MT

8,024 flights 91% on-time

Ponce, PR

Ponce, PR

8,079 flights 74.5% on-time

Plattsburgh, NY

Plattsburgh, NY

7,984 flights 81.1% on-time

Springfield, IL

Springfield, IL

8,116 flights 82.8% on-time

Other Airports in Oklahoma

Compare performance with other Oklahoma airports.

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TUL 82.9%

Tulsa, OK

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LAW 84.5%

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SWO delay-share reading

The standout signal at Stillwater, OK is the delay mix: Carrier owns 55.1% of 55,140 delay minutes across 8,044 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.7% (8.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 991 delayed and 113 cancelled (1.40%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (18.8% late-aircraft, 55.1% carrier, 11.6% NAS, 14.1% weather, 0.4% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, SWO is strongest in August (96% on-time) and weakest in December (92.7%), a 3.3-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~123 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 86.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Oklahoma: Oklahoma 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 SWO's data

SWO'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 SWO before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in August rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.5 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.