State · UT · 2020–2025 BTS data
Utah
According to PlainFlights' state traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Utah ranks #19 of 53 US states by total flight operations (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 85.8%
- On-time
- +6.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 77 min
- Delay when late
- 0.58%
- Cancelled
- #19 of 53
- Corpus placement
State reliability verdict
According to U.S. DOT BTS data, Utah is a mid-book state: 1,396,881 operations at 7 airports run 85.8% on-time, 6.8 pts above the 79% U.S. average. Among tracked airports, CDC leads locally at 92% on-time.
- 85.8%
- statewide on-time
- +6.8 pts
- vs US average
- 7
- airports tracked
- 0.58%
- cancellation rate
On-time means arrived less than 15 minutes after schedule. Figures are historical BTS averages, not a guarantee for any single flight.
Utah vs all states by total flight operations
Where this state's BTS On-Time Performance flight count sits among every state with tracked operations (traffic density, not on-time quality)
1,396,881 Top 36% more flights than 64% of 53 states
States, banded by total BTS-tracked flights
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Source BTS On-Time Performance · 2026-06-13
Airports in Utah
Utah airports ranked by on-time rate
7 BTS-tracked airports, led by CDC at 92%
On-time rate by airport
- CDC
Cedar City, UT: 92% on-time, 7,071 flights
92 %
- SGU
St. George, UT: 88% on-time, 39,026 flights
88 %
- CNY
Moab, UT: 87.3% on-time, 5,341 flights
87 %
- VEL
Vernal, UT: 86.8% on-time, 4,784 flights
87 %
- SLC
Salt Lake City, UT: 85.8% on-time, 1,319,985 flights
86 %
- OGD
Ogden, UT: 76.8% on-time, 457 flights
77 %
- PVU
Provo, UT: 76.5% on-time, 20,217 flights
77 %
What this shows Airports here range from 76.5% to 92% on-time.
| Code | Airport | City | Flights | On-Time | Avg Delay (when late) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | Salt Lake City, UT | Salt Lake City | 1,319,985 | 85.8% | 76.0 min |
| SGU | St. George, UT | St. George | 39,026 | 88% | 86.6 min |
| PVU | Provo, UT | Provo | 20,217 | 76.5% | 97.6 min |
| CDC | Cedar City, UT | Cedar City | 7,071 | 92% | 94.8 min |
| CNY | Moab, UT | Moab | 5,341 | 87.3% | 106.0 min |
| VEL | Vernal, UT | Vernal | 4,784 | 86.8% | 101.5 min |
| OGD | Ogden, UT | Ogden | 457 | 76.8% | 50.8 min |
Utah traffic-scale reading
The standout signal in Utah is traffic scale: 1,396,881 BTS flights place it #19 of 53 by book size. That mid-book footprint sits beside a 85.8% on-time rate (6.8 pts above the 79% U.S. average), 198,323 delayed departures, and a 0.58% cancellation rate.
Mid-volume books still show a clear airport fingerprint: Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) handles 1,319,985 flights at 85.8% on-time.
On the recent 24-month tape, delay pressure is lightest in Oct 2024 and heaviest in Jul 2024. On reliability, Cedar City, UT (CDC) posts the highest on-time rate at 92% across 7,071 flights. On-time performance explained.
States With a Similar On-Time Rate
Other U.S. states whose statewide on-time rate is closest to Utah's 85.8%.
Using Utah's data
Utah's statewide on-time book is stronger than most peers; remaining risk sits in the busiest airport and delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
- Cedar City, UT (CDC) is the most reliable airport in Utah among those with meaningful traffic. CDC profile
- Salt Lake City, UT handles the most traffic in the state; its performance weighs heavily on the state average. SLC profile
- See how Utah compares with every other state that has BTS-tracked airports. All states
State averages are flight-weighted across all reporting airports in the state; a single busy airport can dominate the figure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025