Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) delays & on-time performance
Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, Pennsylvania · 14 nonstop destinations · 5 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ABE right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Figures cover 3,375 departures from ABE; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ABE were on time 75% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- PSA Airlines was the most punctual airline here (84% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (70%).
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (92% on time); around 7pm did worst (63%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (41%).
Most delayed routes from ABE
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago73%453 flts
- SFB · Sanford78%643 flts
- CLT · Charlotte84%856 flts
Most reliable routes from ABE
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- CLT · Charlotte84%856 flts
- SFB · Sanford78%643 flts
- ORD · Chicago73%453 flts
Best airline at ABE
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 84% | 3.7% | 20 min | 1 | 856 |
| Delta Air Lines | 83% | 3.6% | 29 min | 1 | 55 |
| Envoy Air | 81% | 3.5% | 21 min | 1 | 114 |
| Allegiant Air | 80% | 0.8% | 22 min | 11 | 2,011 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 70% | 4.1% | 44 min | 1 | 339 |
Best time to fly out of ABE
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am90%647 flts
- 7am85%229 flts
- 8am92%243 flts
- 9am80%132 flts
- 10am77%215 flts
- 11am82%129 flts
- 12pm85%278 flts
- 1pm80%435 flts
- 2pm69%220 flts
- 3pm70%240 flts
- 4pm74%106 flts
- 5pm72%209 flts
- 6pm67%113 flts
- 7pm63%95 flts
- 8pm60%65 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
- Late-arriving aircraft32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather12%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.