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Airport month · October 2024
Blue Grass in October 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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 816 domestic departures from Blue Grass (LEX). 87.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 84.2% reached their destination on time; 0.9% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so LEX departures were 1.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 742 departures with 84.5% leaving on time: a change of +2.6 points, with flights up 10%.
Flights arriving at LEX that month were on time 87.1% of the time (815 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 84.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.8%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | LEX, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 87.1% | 84.5% | 78.7% | 85.5% |
| Arrived on time | 84.2% | 84.4% | 77.9% | 85.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 8.6 min | 20.3 min | 18.5 min | 9.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 27 | 25 | 25 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled departures | 816 | 742 | 9,242 | 615,497 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL Delta Air Lines | 201 | 25% | 92.5% | -5.0 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 173 | 21% | 90.2% | -5.8 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 124 | 15% | 66.9% | 6.4 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 121 | 15% | 92.6% | -16.3 min | 0.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 73 | 9% | 65.8% | 8.8 min | 9.6% |
| YX Republic Airline | 67 | 8% | 80.6% | 6.5 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 57 | 7% | 84.2% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEX–ATL | Lexington to Atlanta | 201 | 92.5% | -5.0 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–CLT | Lexington to Charlotte | 175 | 71.4% | 5.6 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–DFW | Lexington to Dallas/Fort Worth | 116 | 94.8% | -18.2 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–ORD | Lexington to Chicago | 109 | 85.3% | -2.3 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–DTW | Lexington to Detroit | 84 | 89.3% | -4.8 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–DEN | Lexington to Denver | 31 | 93.5% | -10.3 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–DCA | Lexington to Washington | 27 | 77.8% | 17.7 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–SFB | Lexington to Sanford | 24 | 62.5% | 13.5 min | 8.3% |
| LEX–PIE | Lexington to St. Petersburg | 17 | 58.8% | 13.0 min | 11.8% |
| LEX–PGD | Lexington to Punta Gorda | 14 | 64.3% | 4.5 min | 21.4% |
| LEX–FLL | Lexington to Fort Lauderdale | 9 | 77.8% | -0.3 min | 0.0% |
| LEX–LAS | Lexington to Las Vegas | 9 | 77.8% | 4.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left LEX on time in October 2024?
87.1% of 816 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 84.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023, 84.5% of 742 departures left on time and 0.8% were cancelled, against 87.1% and 0.9% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.