According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Valparaiso, FL (VPS) ranks #100 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Valparaiso, FL posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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VPS on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 845,816.
Late Aircraft42.8% (361,757 min)
Carrier34.1% (288,797 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)13.7% (115,918 min)
Weather8.5% (71,628 min)
Security0.9% (7,716 min)
VPS - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94.6%) · worst: June (87.6%)
VPS - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
VPS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.4 min · taxi-in 8.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
VPS's average taxi-out (15.4 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.3 min (May 2024) to 17.5 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Valparaiso, FL, both outside Florida 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 Valparaiso, FL is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 42.8% of 845,816 delay minutes across 114,819 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.1% (2.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 21,682 delayed and 1,421 cancelled (1.24%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (42.8% late-aircraft, 34.1% carrier, 13.7% NAS, 8.5% weather, 0.9% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, VPS is strongest in November (94.6% on-time) and weakest in June (87.6%), a 7.0-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~2,349 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 86.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Valparaiso, FL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.1%Top 76%higher than 24% of 382 airports
Valparaiso, FL
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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.
VPS'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.
Check the busiest route from VPS before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.4 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 Valparaiso, FL's on-time rate?
Valparaiso, FL (VPS) has a 81.1% on-time rate across 114,819 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does VPS rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Valparaiso, FL ranks #100 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Valparaiso, FL?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at VPS, accounting for 42.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 42.8% late-aircraft, 34.1% carrier, 13.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.5% weather, and 0.9% security.
When is the best time to fly through Valparaiso, FL?
November is historically VPS's strongest month at 94.6% on-time, while June is the weakest at 87.6%, a 7.0-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