Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV) delays & on-time performance
Belleville, Illinois · 12 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BLV right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
70%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
12 flights
Avg arrival delay
34 min
110 min when late
Departed on time
73%
avg taxi-out 12 min
Figures cover 1,395 departures from BLV; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BLV were on time 75% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV) arrived on time 70% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.9% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (85% on time); around 8pm did worst (55%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (50%).
Most delayed routes from BLV
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- VPS · Valparaiso66%394 flts
Most reliable routes from BLV
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- VPS · Valparaiso66%394 flts
Best airline at BLV
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 70% | 0.9% | 34 min | 12 | 1,395 |
Best time to fly out of BLV
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 8am79%124 flts
- 9am79%118 flts
- 10am85%171 flts
- 11am84%81 flts
- 12pm85%60 flts
- 1pm71%83 flts
- 2pm68%104 flts
- 3pm57%93 flts
- 4pm61%116 flts
- 5pm64%83 flts
- 6pm72%51 flts
- 7pm65%48 flts
- 8pm55%144 flts
- 9pm55%119 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft50%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Extreme weather10%
- 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.