Alexandria International Airport (AEX) delays & on-time performance
Alexandria, Louisiana · 2 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at AEX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.5%
42 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
78 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 1,188 departures from AEX; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into AEX were on time 83% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Alexandria International Airport (AEX) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.5% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (84% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (78%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (94% on time); around 5pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (32%).
Most delayed routes from AEX
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth83%1,045 flts
Most reliable routes from AEX
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth83%1,045 flts
Best airline at AEX
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 84% | 3.4% | 13 min | 1 | 784 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 78% | 3.7% | 18 min | 2 | 404 |
Best time to fly out of AEX
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am86%143 flts
- 6am94%216 flts
- 9am72%71 flts
- 10am84%322 flts
- 2pm91%37 flts
- 4pm75%72 flts
- 5pm68%71 flts
- 6pm75%251 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion25%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Extreme weather17%
- 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.