Cyril E. King Airport (STT) delays & on-time performance
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · 15 nonstop destinations · 7 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at STT right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Figures cover 5,548 departures from STT; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into STT were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Cyril E. King Airport (STT) arrived on time 79% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (83% on time); Southwest Airlines was the least (70%).
- Departures scheduled around 6pm did best (87% on time); around 4pm did worst (76%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from STT
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SJU · San Juan71%548 flts
- MCO · Orlando73%393 flts
- JFK · New York79%544 flts
- MIA · Miami82%941 flts
- ATL · Atlanta83%719 flts
- CLT · Charlotte87%610 flts
Most reliable routes from STT
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- CLT · Charlotte87%610 flts
- ATL · Atlanta83%719 flts
- MIA · Miami82%941 flts
- JFK · New York79%544 flts
- MCO · Orlando73%393 flts
- SJU · San Juan71%548 flts
Best airline at STT
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 83% | 2.9% | 14 min | 3 | 1,085 |
| United Airlines | 82% | 2.1% | 14 min | 4 | 911 |
| American Airlines | 81% | 1.7% | 25 min | 6 | 2,276 |
| JetBlue | 72% | 2.2% | 22 min | 1 | 542 |
| Spirit Airlines | 71% | 3.0% | 21 min | 2 | 474 |
| Southwest Airlines | 70% | 0.4% | 14 min | 2 | 254 |
| Frontier Airlines | 50% | 0.0% | 177 min | 1 | 6 |
Best time to fly out of STT
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 11am84%298 flts
- 12pm84%296 flts
- 1pm83%1,063 flts
- 2pm77%1,180 flts
- 3pm76%1,091 flts
- 4pm76%948 flts
- 5pm80%456 flts
- 6pm87%168 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather1%
- 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.