Lancaster Airport (LNS) delays & on-time performance
Lancaster, Pennsylvania · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LNS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
71%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.0%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
25 min
83 min when late
Departed on time
77%
avg taxi-out 19 min
Figures cover 101 departures from LNS; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into LNS were on time 63% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Lancaster Airport (LNS) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 5% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (79% on time); around 2pm did worst (59%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (47%).
Most delayed routes from LNS
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from LNS
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at LNS
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 71% | 5.0% | 25 min | 1 | 101 |
Best time to fly out of LNS
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am79%59 flts
- 2pm59%42 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)47%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Extreme weather17%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- 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.