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.
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TXK on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 78,485.
Late Aircraft34.4% (27,002 min)
Carrier39.3% (30,852 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)12.2% (9,547 min)
Weather14.1% (11,034 min)
Security0.1% (50 min)
TXK - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (95.2%) · worst: July (92.3%)
TXK - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Texarkana, AR vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.4%Top 20%higher than 80% of 382 airports
Texarkana, AR
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Texarkana, AR's on-time rate?
Texarkana, AR (TXK) has a 86.4% on-time rate across 10,935 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does TXK rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Texarkana, AR ranks #244 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 Texarkana, AR?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at TXK, accounting for 39.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 34.4% late-aircraft, 39.3% carrier, 12.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 14.1% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Texarkana, AR?
November is historically TXK's strongest month at 95.2% on-time, while July is the weakest at 92.3%, a 2.9-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