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Airport month · August 2024
Blue Grass in August 2024
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.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 789 domestic departures from Blue Grass (LEX). 79.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.8% reached their destination on time; 2.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so LEX departures were 3.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 673 departures with 80.5% leaving on time: a change of −1.2 points, with flights up 17%.
Flights arriving at LEX that month were on time 71.4% of the time (788 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 29% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 76.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.9%
- Cancelled 2.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | LEX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.3% | 80.5% | 78.7% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 76.8% | 78.2% | 77.9% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.4 min | 18.1 min | 18.5 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 26 | 22 | 25 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 789 | 673 | 9,242 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 177 | 22% | 89.8% | -9.5 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 175 | 22% | 80.0% | 5.7 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 166 | 21% | 65.7% | 17.7 min | 2.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 78 | 10% | 76.9% | 16.7 min | 2.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 68 | 9% | 50.0% | 43.1 min | 4.4% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 68 | 9% | 80.9% | 3.9 min | 1.5% |
| YX Republic Airline | 57 | 7% | 86.0% | -6.3 min | 7.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX–CLT | Lexington to Charlotte | 179 | 68.2% | 18.0 min | 2.8% |
| LEX–ATL | Lexington to Atlanta | 177 | 89.8% | -9.5 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–ORD | Lexington to Chicago | 136 | 75.0% | 9.2 min | 1.5% |
| LEX–DFW | Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 90 | 74.4% | 13.0 min | 1.1% |
| LEX–DTW | Lexington to Detroit | 77 | 89.6% | -2.9 min | 2.6% |
| LEX–DEN | Lexington to Denver | 31 | 90.3% | -4.8 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–DCA | Lexington to Washington | 26 | 80.8% | -5.0 min | 11.5% |
| LEX–PIE | Lexington to St. Petersburg | 18 | 72.2% | 12.6 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–SFB | Lexington to Sanford | 16 | 18.8% | 68.4 min | 12.5% |
| LEX–FLL | Lexington to Fort Lauderdale | 11 | 45.5% | 111.7 min | 9.1% |
| LEX–PGD | Lexington to Punta Gorda | 9 | 66.7% | 30.6 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–VPS | Lexington to Valparaiso | 6 | 33.3% | 29.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left LEX on time in August 2024?
79.3% of 789 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 80.5% of 673 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 79.3% and 2.0% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for LEX · methodology · corrections.