According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Yakima, WA (YKM) ranks #356 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Yakima, WA posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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YKM on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Yakima, WA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Yakima, WA handles more flight
volume than 7% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
90% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Yakima, WA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 2,733 ·
On-time rate: 88.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes8,364 min
Late Aircraft3,650 min · 44%
Carrier2,159 min · 26%
NAS (National Aviation System)1,525 min · 18%
Weather1,030 min · 12%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
YKM - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: July (97.2%) · worst: December (86%)
YKM - on-time rate by year
2021–2022, year-over-year trend.
YKM - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 6.6 min · taxi-in 4.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
YKM's average taxi-out (6.6 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (September 2022, 9.4 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Yakima, WA, both outside Washington 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 Yakima, WA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 43.6% of 8,364 delay minutes across 2,733 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88% (9 pts above the 79% national average), with 328 delayed and 34 cancelled (1.24%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (43.6% late-aircraft, 25.8% carrier, 18.2% NAS, 12.3% 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, YKM is strongest in July (97.2% on-time) and weakest in December (86%), a 11.2-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~124 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SEA (Seattle) at 89.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Yakima, WA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
88%Top 10%higher than 90% of 382 airports
Yakima, WA
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 (2021–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
YKM'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 YKM before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in July rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 6.6 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yakima, WA's on-time rate?
Yakima, WA (YKM) has a 88% on-time rate across 2,733 BTS-tracked flights (2021-2022), 9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-10% on-time performance.
How does YKM rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Yakima, WA ranks #356 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Yakima, WA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at YKM, accounting for 43.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 43.6% late-aircraft, 25.8% carrier, 18.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.3% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Yakima, WA?
July is historically YKM's strongest month at 97.2% on-time, while December is the weakest at 86%, a 11.2-point swing across the BTS historical record.