Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) delays & on-time performance
Columbus, Ohio · 10 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LCK right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.4%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
95 min when late
Departed on time
74%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 1,135 departures from LCK; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into LCK were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.4% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (84% on time); around 8pm did worst (46%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (53%).
Most delayed routes from LCK
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from LCK
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at LCK
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 72% | 0.4% | 28 min | 10 | 1,135 |
Best time to fly out of LCK
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am84%126 flts
- 10am82%128 flts
- 11am83%69 flts
- 12pm77%79 flts
- 1pm79%34 flts
- 2pm76%66 flts
- 3pm77%126 flts
- 4pm63%55 flts
- 5pm68%99 flts
- 6pm71%93 flts
- 7pm83%53 flts
- 8pm46%84 flts
- 9pm47%101 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft53%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather4%
- 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.