Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF) delays & on-time performance
Springfield, Missouri · 16 nonstop destinations · 5 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SGF right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
79%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.9%
163 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
86 min when late
Departed on time
80%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 8,569 departures from SGF; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SGF were on time 80% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.9% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- PSA Airlines was the most punctual airline here (82% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (69%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (91% on time); around 7pm did worst (61%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
Most delayed routes from SGF
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago72%1,469 flts
- DEN · Denver80%1,301 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth81%3,089 flts
- ATL · Atlanta83%591 flts
- CLT · Charlotte86%1,192 flts
Most reliable routes from SGF
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- CLT · Charlotte86%1,192 flts
- ATL · Atlanta83%591 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth81%3,089 flts
- DEN · Denver80%1,301 flts
- ORD · Chicago72%1,469 flts
Best airline at SGF
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA Airlines | 82% | 3.8% | 17 min | 2 | 989 |
| Delta Air Lines | 82% | 1.2% | 21 min | 1 | 506 |
| Envoy Air | 81% | 1.9% | 16 min | 5 | 4,300 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 76% | 1.8% | 21 min | 5 | 1,928 |
| Allegiant Air | 69% | 0.6% | 29 min | 8 | 846 |
Best time to fly out of SGF
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am90%386 flts
- 6am91%687 flts
- 7am85%654 flts
- 8am83%565 flts
- 9am83%683 flts
- 10am82%751 flts
- 11am80%508 flts
- 12pm81%539 flts
- 1pm84%583 flts
- 2pm79%392 flts
- 3pm73%417 flts
- 4pm74%450 flts
- 5pm72%637 flts
- 6pm66%762 flts
- 7pm61%380 flts
- 8pm41%112 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)25%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- 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.