New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) delays & on-time performance
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, New York · 5 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SWF right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
67%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.7%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
30 min
90 min when late
Departed on time
70%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 578 departures from SWF; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SWF were on time 79% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) arrived on time 67% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 5pm did best (78% on time); around 10am did worst (50%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%).
Most delayed routes from SWF
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from SWF
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at SWF
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 67% | 1.7% | 30 min | 5 | 578 |
Best time to fly out of SWF
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am50%47 flts
- 11am71%107 flts
- 5pm78%51 flts
- 6pm65%126 flts
- 7pm72%130 flts
- 8pm51%44 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft38%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)17%
- Extreme weather10%
- 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.