Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) delays & on-time performance
Lubbock, Texas · 11 nonstop destinations · 5 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LBB right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.7%
109 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
90 min when late
Departed on time
83%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 6,557 departures from LBB; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into LBB were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- American Airlines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (75%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (94% on time); around 5pm did worst (61%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
Most delayed routes from LBB
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver76%985 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas79%365 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth83%2,622 flts
- DAL · Dallas84%1,506 flts
- PHX · Phoenix94%365 flts
Most reliable routes from LBB
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- PHX · Phoenix94%365 flts
- DAL · Dallas84%1,506 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth83%2,622 flts
- LAS · Las Vegas79%365 flts
- DEN · Denver76%985 flts
Best airline at LBB
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 86% | 4.0% | 20 min | 2 | 323 |
| Envoy Air | 86% | 1.3% | 14 min | 2 | 1,673 |
| Southwest Airlines | 85% | 1.0% | 10 min | 9 | 2,680 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 77% | 1.8% | 25 min | 4 | 1,526 |
| PSA Airlines | 75% | 5.9% | 32 min | 1 | 355 |
Best time to fly out of LBB
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am94%540 flts
- 6am94%858 flts
- 7am88%553 flts
- 8am85%528 flts
- 9am87%241 flts
- 10am89%484 flts
- 11am82%236 flts
- 12pm81%592 flts
- 1pm85%160 flts
- 2pm80%456 flts
- 3pm76%263 flts
- 4pm78%372 flts
- 5pm61%460 flts
- 6pm72%534 flts
- 7pm68%113 flts
- 8pm76%164 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- 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.