Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH) delays & on-time performance
Lynchburg, Virginia · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LYH right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
74%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
5 flights
Avg arrival delay
47 min
181 min when late
Departed on time
71%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 260 departures from LYH; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into LYH were on time 71% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.9% were cancelled, and 19% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (80% on time); around 8pm did worst (69%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from LYH
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from LYH
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at LYH
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 74% | 1.9% | 47 min | 2 | 260 |
Best time to fly out of LYH
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am80%130 flts
- 8pm69%130 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Extreme weather25%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)19%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- 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.