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Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) delays & on-time performance

Roanoke, Virginia · 8 nonstop destinations · 5 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

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No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ROA 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
3.2%
66 flights
Avg arrival delay
30 min
101 min when late
Departed on time
73%
avg taxi-out 19 min

Figures cover 2,066 departures from ROA; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ROA were on time 71% of the time.

Key facts

  • Flights departing Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
  • 3.2% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
  • Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (91% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (57%).
  • Departures scheduled around 6am did best (88% on time); around 4pm did worst (46%).
  • The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (41%).

Most delayed routes from ROA

Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.

All 8 routes from ROA →

Most reliable routes from ROA

Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.

Best airline at ROA

Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.

AirlineOn timeCancelledAvg delayRoutesFlights
Delta Air Lines91%2.5%12 min1365
SkyWest Airlines73%3.0%31 min2628
Republic Airways68%4.5%28 min2668
PSA Airlines62%2.0%36 min298
Allegiant Air57%2.0%48 min3307

Best time to fly out of ROA

On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).

  • 6am88%594 flts
  • 7am77%326 flts
  • 10am79%151 flts
  • 12pm74%37 flts
  • 1pm84%32 flts
  • 2pm64%30 flts
  • 3pm69%132 flts
  • 4pm46%124 flts
  • 5pm55%413 flts
  • 6pm65%87 flts
  • 9pm52%69 flts

Monthly trend

40%70%100%July 2025: 62.5% on time, 2.0% cancelledJul ’25August 2025: 71.2% on time, 3.3% cancelledAug ’25September 2025: 78.4% on time, 1.0% cancelledSep ’25October 2025: 73.7% on time, 0.5% cancelledOct ’25November 2025: 68.8% on time, 4.0% cancelledNov ’25December 2025: 57.2% on time, 5.0% cancelledDec ’25January 2026: 84.2% on time, 7.0% cancelledJan ’26February 2026: 76.5% on time, 2.5% cancelledFeb ’26March 2026: 66.9% on time, 6.0% cancelledMar ’26April 2026: 76.6% on time, 0.0% cancelledApr ’26May 2026: 74.7% on time, 1.3% cancelledMay ’26June 2026: 71.3% on time, 4.2% cancelledJun ’26July 2026: 64.5% on time, 4.5% cancelledJul ’26
On-time arrival rate by month. Hover a bar for exact figures.

Why departures were late

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
  • Late-arriving aircraft37%
  • Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
  • 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.