State College Regional Airport (SCE) delays & on-time performance
State College, Pennsylvania · 3 nonstop destinations · 3 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SCE right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.0%
12 flights
Avg arrival delay
26 min
101 min when late
Departed on time
79%
avg taxi-out 18 min
Figures cover 589 departures from SCE; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SCE were on time 71% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing State College Regional Airport (SCE) arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (84% on time); around 5pm did worst (65%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (35%).
Most delayed routes from SCE
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago74%550 flts
Most reliable routes from SCE
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago74%550 flts
Best airline at SCE
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 100% | 0.0% | 1 min | 1 | 10 |
| Republic Airways | 79% | 2.9% | 9 min | 2 | 35 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 75% | 2.0% | 27 min | 1 | 544 |
Best time to fly out of SCE
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am84%77 flts
- 8am77%46 flts
- 10am75%258 flts
- 11am84%43 flts
- 5pm65%130 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- Extreme weather14%
- 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.