According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Concord, NC (USA) ranks #245 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Concord, NC posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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USA on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Concord, NC sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Concord, NC handles more flight
volume than 36% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
1% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Concord, NC vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 10,857 ·
On-time rate: 72.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes142,458 min
Late Aircraft78,709 min · 55%
Carrier38,786 min · 27%
NAS (National Aviation System)18,262 min · 13%
Weather6,668 min · 5%
Security33 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
USA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (88.4%) · worst: December (78.9%)
USA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
USA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 12.9 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
USA's average taxi-out (12.9 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (August 2025, 15.4 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Concord, NC.
Cancellation Rate
3.26%
354 of 10,857 flights
Diversion Rate
0.11%
12 of 10,857 flights
Delay Rate
27.6%
2,995 of 10,857 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Concord, NC, both outside North Carolina 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 Concord, NC is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 55.3% of 142,458 delay minutes across 10,857 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 72.4% (6.6 pts below the 79% national average), with 2,995 delayed and 354 cancelled (3.26%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (55.3% late-aircraft, 27.2% carrier, 12.8% NAS, 4.7% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, USA is strongest in February (88.4% on-time) and weakest in December (78.9%), a 9.5-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~174 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Concord, NC vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
72.4%Top 99%higher than 1% of 382 airports
Concord, NC
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.
USA's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Compare USA against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in February rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.9 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 Concord, NC's on-time rate?
Concord, NC (USA) has a 72.4% on-time rate across 10,857 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.6 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does USA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Concord, NC ranks #245 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 Concord, NC?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at USA, accounting for 55.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 55.3% late-aircraft, 27.2% carrier, 12.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 4.7% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Concord, NC?
February is historically USA's strongest month at 88.4% on-time, while December is the weakest at 78.9%, a 9.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.