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Airport · TYR · Tyler, Texas

Tyler, TX

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Tyler, TX (TYR) ranks #232 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Tyler, TX posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.3%
On-time
Top 30%
on-time, US airports
83 min
Delay when late
2.28%
Cancelled
#232 of 382
Corpus placement
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TYR on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 92,308.

Late Aircraft 30.5% (28,134 min)
Carrier 35.5% (32,791 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 17.5% (16,172 min)
Weather 16.1% (14,903 min)
Security 0.3% (308 min)

TYR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: March (94.4%) · worst: July (90.8%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.2%

TYR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.1% 89.9% ▼ -5.5%

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

Average taxi-out 16 min · taxi-in 4.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 20.7 min 15.3 min ▼ -26.1%

TYR's average taxi-out (16 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.4 min (July 2024) to 22.2 min (November 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Tyler, TX.

Cancellation Rate

2.28%

318 of 13,972 flights

Diversion Rate

0.02%

3 of 13,972 flights

Delay Rate

14.7%

2,056 of 13,972 flights

Top Routes from TYR

Busiest routes to and from Tyler, TX.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → TYR (Tyler) 6,961 84.8% 102 mi
TYR (Tyler) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 6,958 81.7% 102 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Tyler, TX, both outside Texas 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: 85.3%).

Juneau, AK

Juneau, AK

85.3% on-time 52,533 flights

Scottsbluff, NE

Scottsbluff, NE

85.3% on-time 7,768 flights

Laramie, WY

Laramie, WY

85.3% on-time 7,419 flights

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

85.2% on-time 266,753 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 13,972).

Belleville, IL

Belleville, IL

14,072 flights 76.4% on-time

Christiansted, VI

Christiansted, VI

14,135 flights 79.9% on-time

Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles, LA

13,543 flights 86.1% on-time

La Crosse, WI

La Crosse, WI

13,386 flights 87% on-time

Other Airports in Texas

Compare performance with other Texas airports.

DFW 78.5%

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX

Dallas/Fort Worth · 3,395,134 flights
IAH 81.6%

Houston, TX

Houston · 1,404,392 flights
AUS 79.3%

Austin, TX

Austin · 909,441 flights
DAL 77.6%

Dallas, TX

Dallas · 791,209 flights
HOU 79.4%

Houston, TX

Houston · 618,821 flights
SAT 81.7%

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio · 419,736 flights
ELP 81.4%

El Paso, TX

El Paso · 186,225 flights
MAF 82.9%

Midland/Odessa, TX

Midland/Odessa · 100,719 flights

TYR delay-share reading

The standout signal at Tyler, TX is the delay mix: Carrier owns 35.5% of 92,308 delay minutes across 13,972 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.3% (6.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,056 delayed and 318 cancelled (2.28%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.5% late-aircraft, 35.5% carrier, 17.5% NAS, 16.1% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, TYR is strongest in March (94.4% on-time) and weakest in July (90.8%), a 3.6-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~235 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 84.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Texas: Texas 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 TYR's data

TYR'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 TYR before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in March rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16 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.