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Airport · VLD · Valdosta, Georgia

Valdosta, GA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Valdosta, GA (VLD) ranks #256 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Valdosta, GA posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

88.3%
On-time
Top 8%
on-time, US airports
108 min
Delay when late
0.53%
Cancelled
#256 of 382
Corpus placement
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VLD on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%88.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 56,428.

Late Aircraft 43.4% (24,504 min)
Carrier 36.3% (20,503 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.5% (5,920 min)
Weather 9.7% (5,501 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

VLD - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (96.3%) · worst: March (92.7%)

92%93%94%95%96%97% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.2%

VLD - on-time rate by year

2020–2024, year-over-year trend.

92%93%94%95%96%97% 20202021202220232024 95.7% 93.1% ▼ -2.7%

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

Average taxi-out 16.6 min · taxi-in 4.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 23Dec 24 16.7 min 17.7 min ▲ +6.0%

VLD's average taxi-out (16.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.1 min (February 2023) to 21.7 min (September 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Valdosta, GA.

Cancellation Rate

0.53%

49 of 9,259 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

6 of 9,259 flights

Delay Rate

11.7%

1,086 of 9,259 flights

Top Routes from VLD

Busiest routes to and from Valdosta, GA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → VLD (Valdosta) 4,630 87.8% 208 mi
VLD (Valdosta) → ATL (Atlanta) 4,629 87.7% 208 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Valdosta, GA, both outside Georgia 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: 88.3%).

Great Falls, MT

Great Falls, MT

88.3% on-time 29,395 flights

International Falls, MN

International Falls, MN

88.3% on-time 7,505 flights

Hilo, HI

Hilo, HI

88.2% on-time 72,372 flights

Paducah, KY

Paducah, KY

88.2% on-time 4,333 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,259).

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

9,249 flights 87% on-time

State College, PA

State College, PA

9,139 flights 83.8% on-time

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown, ND

9,384 flights 87.2% on-time

Longview, TX

Longview, TX

9,129 flights 86% on-time

Other Airports in Georgia

Compare performance with other Georgia airports.

ATL 83.7%

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta · 3,758,561 flights
SAV 80.9%

Savannah, GA

Savannah · 204,730 flights
AGS 84%

Augusta, GA

Augusta · 41,579 flights
CSG 87.4%

Columbus, GA

Columbus · 11,968 flights
ABY 87.7%

Albany, GA

Albany · 10,492 flights
BQK 88.5%

Brunswick, GA

Brunswick · 8,479 flights

VLD delay-share reading

The standout signal at Valdosta, GA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 43.4% of 56,428 delay minutes across 9,259 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.3% (9.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,086 delayed and 49 cancelled (0.53%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (43.4% late-aircraft, 36.3% carrier, 10.5% NAS, 9.7% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, VLD is strongest in October (96.3% on-time) and weakest in March (92.7%), a 3.6-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~176 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Georgia: Georgia flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2024). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using VLD's data

VLD'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 VLD before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than March if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.6 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

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