Airport reliability

Burlington (BTV) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Burlington, VT (BTV) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Burlington, VT6,146 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 71.0%
Cancelled: 3.4%
60+ minutes late: 10.4%
Scheduled departures: 6,146

What this means

BTV departures ran below the U.S. average.

71.0% of the 6,146 scheduled departures from Burlington (BTV) arrived at their destination on time, 4.6 points lower than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
3.4% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 10.4% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at BTV were on time 70.9% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Delta Air Lines was the most punctual from BTV (83.4%) and SkyWest Airlines the least (64.4%).
Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month for departures from BTV (83.1% on time) and July the least reliable (64.7%).
Cancellations peaked in July, when 6.6% of flights were cancelled.
Flights scheduled to depart 10 am to 11 am were the most punctual (89.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (56.9%).

Airlines at BTV

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from BTV, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Delta Air Lines	83.4%	2.0%	3.5%	84 min	397
Republic AirwaysSold as American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express	80.6%	3.4%	6.3%	81 min	1,115
United Airlines	69.5%	0.9%	8.9%	80 min	1,002
PSA AirlinesSold as American Eagle	68.3%	5.3%	11.7%	111 min	2,290
American Airlines	67.0%	1.5%	13.1%	74 min	388
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	64.4%	3.1%	15.6%	108 min	874
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle	63.4%	1.4%	11.3%	69 min	71
Frontier Airlines	Insufficient sample				9

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 79.9%

6a 79.6%

7a 78.0%

8a Insufficient sample

9a 82.6%

10a 89.1%

11a 79.3%

12p 65.2%

1p 70.8%

2p 70.1%

3p 64.6%

4p 57.8%

5p 56.9%

6p 59.5%

7p 57.4%

Share of scheduled flights on time BTV average 71.0%

Departures from BTV by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	79.9%	860
Departing 6 am to 7 am	79.6%	1,148
Departing 7 am to 8 am	78.0%	305
Departing 8 am to 9 am	Insufficient sample	35
Departing 9 am to 10 am	82.6%	69
Departing 10 am to 11 am	89.1%	340
Departing 11 am to noon	79.3%	304
Departing noon to 1 pm	65.2%	676
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	70.8%	65
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	70.1%	264
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	64.6%	353
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	57.8%	687
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	56.9%	561
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	59.5%	237
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	57.4%	242

Best and worst months at BTV

Jan 73.1%

Feb 73.6%

Mar 78.9%

Apr 82.6%

May 79.7%

Jun 70.4%

Jul 64.7%

Aug 70.7%

Sep 81.8%

Oct 83.1%

Nov 82.6%

Dec 72.0%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 71.0%

Departures from BTV by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	73.1%	1,504
February	73.6%	1,357
March	78.9%	1,479
April	82.6%	1,577
May	79.7%	1,787
June	70.4%	1,908
July	64.7%	2,037
August	70.7%	2,081
September	81.8%	2,136
October	83.1%	2,286
November	82.6%	1,590
December	72.0%	1,595

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 79.1%

Oct 74.2%

Nov 67.7%

Dec 57.4%

Jan 66.6%

Feb 70.4%

Mar 71.2%

Apr 79.3%

May 80.5%

Jun 69.9%

Jul 65.8%

Aug 65.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from BTV, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	79.1%	565
Oct 2025	74.2%	670
Nov 2025	67.7%	368
Dec 2025	57.4%	394
Jan 2026	66.6%	443
Feb 2026	70.4%	433
Mar 2026	71.2%	438
Apr 2026	79.3%	497
May 2026	80.5%	549
Jun 2026	69.9%	554
Jul 2026	65.8%	594
Aug 2026	65.7%	641

Busiest routes from BTV

Nonstop routes from BTV by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Chicago (ORD)	66.8%	2.0%	4	1,282
Philadelphia (PHL)	72.4%	5.6%	3	1,145
Washington (DCA)	60.9%	5.1%	4	1,118
Charlotte (CLT)	76.0%	2.6%	2	654
Newark (EWR)	79.0%	3.9%	2	591
Atlanta (ATL)	83.1%	2.0%	1	391
Detroit (DTW)	66.8%	2.2%	2	365
Washington (IAD)	87.1%	1.6%	2	309
Denver (DEN)	62.0%	0.0%	1	216
New York (LGA)	83.9%	3.2%	1	62

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Burlington, VT (BTV) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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