Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM) delays & on-time performance
Elmira/Corning, New York · 5 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ELM right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.2%
16 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
94 min when late
Departed on time
79%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 1,290 departures from ELM; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ELM were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.2% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (84% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (69%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (89% on time); around 8pm did worst (45%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (49%).
Most delayed routes from ELM
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DTW · Detroit84%925 flts
Most reliable routes from ELM
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DTW · Detroit84%925 flts
Best airline at ELM
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 84% | 1.4% | 17 min | 1 | 925 |
| Allegiant Air | 69% | 0.8% | 27 min | 4 | 365 |
Best time to fly out of ELM
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am89%365 flts
- 9am78%47 flts
- 10am60%35 flts
- 11am84%59 flts
- 12pm82%269 flts
- 3pm70%37 flts
- 4pm74%84 flts
- 5pm81%214 flts
- 6pm66%41 flts
- 7pm63%38 flts
- 8pm45%31 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)49%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Extreme weather18%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- 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.