Waco Regional Airport (ACT) delays & on-time performance
Waco, Texas · 2 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ACT right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.1%
44 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
92 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 1,074 departures from ACT; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ACT were on time 81% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Waco Regional Airport (ACT) arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 4.1% 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 5am did best (92% on time); around 6pm did worst (70%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (39%).
Most delayed routes from ACT
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth84%1,073 flts
Most reliable routes from ACT
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth84%1,073 flts
Best airline at ACT
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 85% | 5.5% | 18 min | 1 | 457 |
| Envoy Air | 83% | 3.1% | 14 min | 2 | 617 |
Best time to fly out of ACT
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am92%353 flts
- 10am87%286 flts
- 11am87%72 flts
- 5pm84%61 flts
- 6pm70%292 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft39%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Extreme weather14%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- 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.