Bangor International Airport (BGR) delays & on-time performance
Bangor, Maine · 13 nonstop destinations · 8 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BGR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.3%
132 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
106 min when late
Departed on time
78%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 3,983 departures from BGR; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BGR were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Bangor International Airport (BGR) arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3.3% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- American Airlines was the most punctual airline here (77% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (69%).
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (90% on time); around 5pm did worst (63%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%).
Most delayed routes from BGR
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington70%1,117 flts
- EWR · Newark70%482 flts
- ORD · Chicago78%697 flts
- PHL · Philadelphia79%490 flts
Most reliable routes from BGR
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PHL · Philadelphia79%490 flts
- ORD · Chicago78%697 flts
- EWR · Newark70%482 flts
- DCA · Washington70%1,117 flts
Best airline at BGR
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 88% | 2.0% | 8 min | 2 | 51 |
| Envoy Air | 83% | 0.0% | 13 min | 2 | 112 |
| American Airlines | 77% | 1.4% | 31 min | 4 | 993 |
| Republic Airways | 76% | 3.6% | 20 min | 5 | 1,058 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 75% | 2.8% | 24 min | 1 | 141 |
| Allegiant Air | 73% | 1.5% | 22 min | 4 | 604 |
| PSA Airlines | 69% | 6.5% | 39 min | 2 | 1,014 |
| United Airlines | 60% | 0.0% | 47 min | 2 | 10 |
Best time to fly out of BGR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am83%363 flts
- 6am88%425 flts
- 7am90%210 flts
- 9am92%75 flts
- 10am75%161 flts
- 11am73%318 flts
- 12pm72%712 flts
- 1pm74%163 flts
- 2pm81%176 flts
- 3pm69%193 flts
- 4pm66%447 flts
- 5pm63%393 flts
- 6pm64%154 flts
- 7pm72%187 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft38%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Extreme weather5%
- 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.