Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) delays & on-time performance
Springfield, Illinois · 2 nonstop destinations · 3 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SPI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.2%
26 flights
Avg arrival delay
20 min
93 min when late
Departed on time
80%
avg taxi-out 13 min
Figures cover 821 departures from SPI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SPI were on time 76% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.2% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (83% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (66%).
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (92% on time); around 6pm did worst (66%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (39%).
Most delayed routes from SPI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago81%707 flts
Most reliable routes from SPI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago81%707 flts
Best airline at SPI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 83% | 3.1% | 16 min | 1 | 644 |
| Allegiant Air | 68% | 1.8% | 27 min | 1 | 114 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 66% | 6.3% | 44 min | 1 | 63 |
Best time to fly out of SPI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am90%108 flts
- 6am88%188 flts
- 1pm92%89 flts
- 2pm74%143 flts
- 3pm73%45 flts
- 4pm69%32 flts
- 6pm66%129 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft39%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion23%
- Extreme weather9%
- 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.