LCK to PIE flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Rickenbacker International Airport to St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · 821 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LCK or PIE right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Columbus (LCK) to St. Petersburg (PIE) arrived on time 64% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 12% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (83% on time); around 9pm did worst (48%).
- Sunday was the most reliable day to fly (78% on time) and Saturday the least (56%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (49%).
Which airline is most on time from LCK to PIE?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 64% | 0.6% | 44 min | 12.3% | 172 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am83%31 flights
- 10am79%29 flights
- 11am70%10 flights
- 6pm64%11 flights
- 8pm53%15 flights
- 9pm48%50 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday65%2.6% cancelled
- Tuesday50%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday56%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday73%0.0% cancelled
- Friday58%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday56%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday78%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft49%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)40%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
LCK to PIE: common questions
- How often are LCK to PIE flights on time?
- 64% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Columbus to St. Petersburg cancelled?
- 0.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (1 of 172).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 44 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 120 min behind schedule on average, and 12.3% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at LCK?
- Flights on this route spent 14 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: LCK → PIE, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.