According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Tallahassee, FL (TLH) ranks #136 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Tallahassee, FL posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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TLH on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Tallahassee, FL sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Tallahassee, FL handles more flight
volume than 65% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
64% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Tallahassee, FL vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 60,451 ·
On-time rate: 84.7%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes345,880 min
Late Aircraft137,037 min · 40%
Carrier128,817 min · 37%
NAS (National Aviation System)46,804 min · 14%
Weather32,111 min · 9%
Security1,111 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
TLH - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (95.1%) · worst: June (90.6%)
TLH - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
TLH - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14.9 min · taxi-in 5.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
TLH's average taxi-out (14.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.8 min (April 2024) to 17.2 min (December 2024).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Tallahassee, FL, both outside Florida 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 Tallahassee, FL is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 39.6% of 345,880 delay minutes across 60,451 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.7% (5.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 9,219 delayed and 650 cancelled (1.08%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (39.6% late-aircraft, 37.2% carrier, 13.5% NAS, 9.3% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, TLH is strongest in November (95.1% on-time) and weakest in June (90.6%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~939 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 86.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Tallahassee, FL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.7%Top 36%higher than 64% of 382 airports
Tallahassee, FL
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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.
TLH's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from TLH before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.9 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 Tallahassee, FL's on-time rate?
Tallahassee, FL (TLH) has a 84.7% on-time rate across 60,451 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does TLH rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Tallahassee, FL ranks #136 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 Tallahassee, FL?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at TLH, accounting for 39.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 39.6% late-aircraft, 37.2% carrier, 13.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.3% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Tallahassee, FL?
November is historically TLH's strongest month at 95.1% on-time, while June is the weakest at 90.6%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.