Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) delays & on-time performance
Abilene, Texas · 4 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ABI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.7%
38 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
83 min when late
Departed on time
83%
avg taxi-out 13 min
Figures cover 2,218 departures from ABI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ABI were on time 82% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); Envoy Air was the least (83%).
- Departures scheduled around 12pm did best (90% on time); around 6pm did worst (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (39%).
Most delayed routes from ABI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth83%1,750 flts
Most reliable routes from ABI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth83%1,750 flts
Best airline at ABI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 85% | 0.0% | 21 min | 2 | 411 |
| Envoy Air | 83% | 2.1% | 13 min | 2 | 1,807 |
Best time to fly out of ABI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am89%176 flts
- 6am90%240 flts
- 7am78%203 flts
- 8am83%111 flts
- 10am86%500 flts
- 11am91%33 flts
- 12pm90%104 flts
- 1pm86%165 flts
- 2pm87%188 flts
- 6pm74%463 flts
- 7pm66%31 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)39%
- Late-arriving aircraft29%
- Extreme weather20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- 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.