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Airport · YUM · Yuma, Arizona

Yuma, AZ

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Yuma, AZ (YUM) ranks #210 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Yuma, AZ posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

86.8%
On-time
Top 17%
on-time, US airports
99 min
Delay when late
0.70%
Cancelled
#210 of 382
Corpus placement
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YUM on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%86.8%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 139,929.

Late Aircraft 28.3% (39,634 min)
Carrier 61.3% (85,743 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 6.3% (8,823 min)
Weather 4.0% (5,537 min)
Security 0.1% (192 min)

YUM - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.4%) · worst: June (93.4%)

93%93.5%94%94.5%95%95.5% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.7%

YUM - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

93%94%95%96%97% 202020212022202320242025 95.8% 93.3% ▼ -2.6%

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

Average taxi-out 15.9 min · taxi-in 5.6 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min14 min16 min18 min Jan 24Dec 25 16.4 min 17.2 min ▲ +4.9%

YUM's average taxi-out (15.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.9 min (November 2024) to 17.6 min (March 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Yuma, AZ.

Cancellation Rate

0.70%

141 of 20,032 flights

Diversion Rate

0.15%

31 of 20,032 flights

Delay Rate

13.2%

2,635 of 20,032 flights

Top Routes from YUM

Busiest routes to and from Yuma, AZ.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
YUM (Yuma) → PHX (Phoenix) 7,542 86.6% 160 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → YUM (Yuma) 7,540 86.8% 160 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → YUM (Yuma) 2,305 81.3% 1,022 mi
YUM (Yuma) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 2,245 87.4% 1,022 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Yuma, AZ, both outside Arizona 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: 86.8%).

Medford, OR

Medford, OR

86.8% on-time 67,186 flights

Vernal, UT

Vernal, UT

86.8% on-time 4,784 flights

Lihue, HI

Lihue, HI

86.7% on-time 162,570 flights

College Station/Bryan, TX

College Station/Bryan, TX

86.7% on-time 15,211 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 20,032).

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI

20,046 flights 84.1% on-time

Columbia, MO

Columbia, MO

19,935 flights 80.3% on-time

Provo, UT

Provo, UT

20,217 flights 76.5% on-time

Arcata/Eureka, CA

Arcata/Eureka, CA

20,571 flights 84.4% on-time

Other Airports in Arizona

Compare performance with other Arizona airports.

PHX 81.7%

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix · 2,030,209 flights
TUS 83.8%

Tucson, AZ

Tucson · 200,641 flights
AZA 78.7%

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix · 70,097 flights
FLG 85.8%

Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff · 22,330 flights
PRC 82.5%

Prescott, AZ

Prescott · 9,056 flights

YUM delay-share reading

The standout signal at Yuma, AZ is the delay mix: Carrier owns 61.3% of 139,929 delay minutes across 20,032 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.8% (7.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,635 delayed and 141 cancelled (0.70%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (28.3% late-aircraft, 61.3% carrier, 6.3% NAS, 4.0% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, YUM is strongest in September (95.4% on-time) and weakest in June (93.4%), a 2.0-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~329 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to PHX (Phoenix) at 86.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Arizona: Arizona 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Using YUM's data

YUM'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 YUM before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.9 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.

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.