Yeager Airport (CRW) delays & on-time performance
Charleston/Dunbar, West Virginia · 4 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CRW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Figures cover 2,666 departures from CRW; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into CRW were on time 68% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Yeager Airport (CRW) arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 4.5% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- PSA Airlines was the most punctual airline here (79% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (67%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (89% on time); around 5pm did worst (50%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (43%).
Most delayed routes from CRW
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago65%948 flts
- CLT · Charlotte79%1,142 flts
Most reliable routes from CRW
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- CLT · Charlotte79%1,142 flts
- ORD · Chicago65%948 flts
Best airline at CRW
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 79% | 4.7% | 20 min | 2 | 1,483 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 67% | 4.3% | 37 min | 2 | 1,183 |
Best time to fly out of CRW
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am89%184 flts
- 6am79%481 flts
- 7am81%328 flts
- 8am81%47 flts
- 10am85%79 flts
- 11am78%328 flts
- 12pm79%97 flts
- 1pm74%126 flts
- 2pm84%68 flts
- 3pm69%40 flts
- 4pm75%81 flts
- 5pm50%374 flts
- 6pm71%171 flts
- 7pm58%161 flts
- 8pm62%95 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)43%
- Late-arriving aircraft31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- 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.