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Watertown Regional: delays and on-time record
Watertown, South Dakota
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Reporting carriers scheduled 727 domestic departures from Watertown Regional (ATY), Watertown, in the 12 months to July 2026: about 2 a day to 2 destinations.
85.3% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 9.2 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at ATY were on time 85.4% of the time, 9.4 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
1.0% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 22.7 min.
SkyWest Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at ATY with 100% of departures.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving ATY, air carrier 60%, national aviation system 15% and extreme weather 14%.
- On time 82.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.2%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from ATY | Arrivals at ATY | All reported flights | ATY departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 85.3% | 85.7% | 76.1% | — |
| Arrived on time | 82.5% | 85.4% | 76.0% | — |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.8% | — |
| Diverted | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | — |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 22.7 min | 17.7 min | 17.4 min | — |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,420 | 1,788 | 1,684 | — |
| Scheduled flights | 727 | 728 | 7,043,858 | — |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left ATY; the second follows flights that landed there.
Airlines at ATY
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 727 | 100% | 82.5% | 10.5 min | 1.0% |
Departures from ATY by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 82.5%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from ATY
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATY–MSP | Watertown to Minneapolis | 364 | 90.9% | -1.0 min | 1.6% |
| ATY–DEN | Watertown to Denver | 363 | 74.1% | 22.0 min | 0.3% |
Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Among hours with at least 30 departures, 6 am to 7 am had the highest on-time share (91.7% of 145 flights) and 6 pm to 7 pm the lowest (80.6% of 360).
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (7 in the period): air carrier 0%, weather 100%, national aviation system 0%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for ATY on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave ATY on time?
85.3% of the 727 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 1.0% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at ATY on time?
85.4% of 728 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at ATY?
Only one reporting carrier has enough departures here to report a share.
What causes delays at ATY?
For departures from ATY that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 60%, national aviation system 15%, extreme weather 14%, late-arriving aircraft 11%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at ATY?
Departures scheduled from 6 am to 7 am local time left on time 91.7% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 6 pm to 7 pm was lowest at 80.6%.
Is it getting better?
There are not enough flights in the previous 12 months for a year-on-year comparison.
Does this page show today's delays at ATY?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.