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Texarkana, AR

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Texarkana, AR (TXK) ranks #244 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Texarkana, AR posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

86.4%
On-time
Top 20%
on-time, US airports
93 min
Delay when late
1.51%
Cancelled
#244 of 382
Corpus placement
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TXK on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%86.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 78,485.

Late Aircraft 34.4% (27,002 min)
Carrier 39.3% (30,852 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 12.2% (9,547 min)
Weather 14.1% (11,034 min)
Security 0.1% (50 min)

TXK - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (95.2%) · worst: July (92.3%)

92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.5%

TXK - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96% 92.4% ▼ -3.7%

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

Average taxi-out 17.2 min · taxi-in 4.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 20.6 min 17.8 min ▼ -13.6%

TXK's average taxi-out (17.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.2 min (August 2024) to 20.6 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Texarkana, AR.

Cancellation Rate

1.51%

165 of 10,935 flights

Diversion Rate

0.04%

4 of 10,935 flights

Delay Rate

13.6%

1,489 of 10,935 flights

Top Routes from TXK

Busiest routes to and from Texarkana, AR.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → TXK (Texarkana) 5,469 85.8% 181 mi
TXK (Texarkana) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 5,466 84.1% 181 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Texarkana, AR, both outside Arkansas 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: 86.4%).

Rock Springs, WY

Rock Springs, WY

86.4% on-time 6,604 flights

Wichita Falls, TX

Wichita Falls, TX

86.5% on-time 10,644 flights

Escanaba, MI

Escanaba, MI

86.5% on-time 7,922 flights

Lynchburg, VA

Lynchburg, VA

86.5% on-time 2,116 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 10,935).

Concord, NC

Concord, NC

10,857 flights 72.4% on-time

Lewiston, ID

Lewiston, ID

10,808 flights 89.7% on-time

Grand Island, NE

Grand Island, NE

11,218 flights 82.4% on-time

Martha's Vineyard, MA

Martha's Vineyard, MA

11,280 flights 78.8% on-time

Other Airports in Arkansas

Compare performance with other Arkansas airports.

LIT 81.4%

Little Rock, AR

Little Rock · 133,985 flights
XNA 83.2%

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville · 130,348 flights
FSM 85.8%

Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith · 14,933 flights

TXK delay-share reading

The standout signal at Texarkana, AR is the delay mix: Carrier owns 39.3% of 78,485 delay minutes across 10,935 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.4% (7.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,489 delayed and 165 cancelled (1.51%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (34.4% late-aircraft, 39.3% carrier, 12.2% NAS, 14.1% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, TXK is strongest in November (95.2% on-time) and weakest in July (92.3%), a 2.9-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~166 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 85.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Arkansas: Arkansas 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 TXK's data

TXK'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 TXK before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.2 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.