Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (BIH) delays & on-time performance
Bishop, California · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BIH right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.4%
13 flights
Avg arrival delay
29 min
95 min when late
Departed on time
75%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 385 departures from BIH; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BIH were on time 74% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (BIH) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3.4% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (90% on time); around 2pm did worst (55%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (35%).
Most delayed routes from BIH
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from BIH
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at BIH
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 71% | 3.4% | 29 min | 2 | 385 |
Best time to fly out of BIH
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am90%32 flts
- 1pm80%123 flts
- 2pm55%167 flts
- 4pm84%52 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Extreme weather2%
- 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.