Airport
On time
67.4%of departures left on time12 months to August 2026
Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH): delays and on-time record
Lynchburg, Virginia
- Departures
- 322, about 1 a day
- Arrivals on time
- 68.3%
- Departures cancelled
- 1.9%
- All US departures
- 75.6% left on time
Not listed by search engines. BTS reports fewer than 3,000 scheduled departures from this airport in the 12 months to August 2026. The page stays at its address.
67.4% of the 322 departures that reporting airlines scheduled from Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH) left on time in the 12 months to August 2026.
68.3% of the 322 flights scheduled to arrive at LYH arrived on time in the 12 months to August 2026.
1.9% of the scheduled departures from LYH were cancelled in the 12 months to August 2026.
By scheduled departures in the 12 months to August 2026, LYH was number 341 of 344 airports that have a page.
Of the 8 airports in Virginia that have a page, LYH was number 8.
A flight is considered on-time when it arrives less than 15 minutes after its published arrival time. This database contains scheduled and actual departure and arrival times reported by certified U.S. air carriers that account for at least half of one percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenues.
In plain words: a flight that arrives 14 minutes late is on time. A flight that arrives 15 minutes late is late. This site counts a cancelled flight and a diverted flight as not on time. The data holds domestic flights only.
This page is a monthly record, not live airport status. For delays at LYH today, see National Airspace System Status (FAA).
Since the last release
The record has no change of 2.0 points or more in the on-time share of this airport up to the release recorded on .
- July 2026
- 64.5% share of departures that left on time
- 2.0 scheduled departures a day
- August 2026
- 56.5% share of departures that left on time
- 2.0 scheduled departures a day
Airlines at LYH
| Airline | Departures | Share of flights | On time | Average arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 322 | 100% | 69.9% | 34.7 min | 1.9% |
Airlines fly different routes at different hours, so the rows do not test one airline against another.
Routes from LYH
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Average arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYH to IAD | Lynchburg to Washington | 161 | 63.4% | 46.1 min | 2.5% |
| LYH to ORD | Lynchburg to Chicago | 161 | 76.4% | 23.3 min | 1.2% |
A route has its own page from 120 flights in 12 months.
By hour of departure
Show the 24 hours as a table
| Scheduled departure | Flights | Share left on time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 am to 11 am | 161 | 76.4% | 1.2% |
| 8 pm to 9 pm | 161 | 58.4% | 2.5% |
Month by month
Show the 36 months as a table
| Month | Flights | Share left on time | All US departures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 62 | 56.5% | 71.9% |
| Jul 2026 | 62 | 64.5% | 68.8% |
| Jun 2026 | 60 | 70.0% | 72.2% |
| May 2026 | 62 | 71.0% | 77.1% |
| Apr 2026 | 60 | 75.0% | 79.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 16 | 68.8% | 72.8% |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | n/a | 78.1% |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | n/a | 75.6% |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | n/a | 72.0% |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | n/a | 78.1% |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | n/a | 80.0% |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | n/a | 83.1% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | n/a | 76.8% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | n/a | 69.7% |
| Jun 2025 | 0 | n/a | 71.4% |
| May 2025 | 0 | n/a | 76.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 0 | n/a | 80.6% |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | n/a | 79.9% |
| Feb 2025 | 0 | n/a | 79.2% |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | n/a | 79.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 0 | n/a | 77.8% |
| Nov 2024 | 0 | n/a | 85.2% |
| Oct 2024 | 0 | n/a | 85.5% |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | n/a | 84.4% |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | n/a | 75.4% |
| Jul 2024 | 0 | n/a | 68.5% |
| Jun 2024 | 0 | n/a | 73.7% |
| May 2024 | 0 | n/a | 73.4% |
| Apr 2024 | 0 | n/a | 80.5% |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | n/a | 78.5% |
| Feb 2024 | 0 | n/a | 84.0% |
| Jan 2024 | 0 | n/a | 74.0% |
| Dec 2023 | 0 | n/a | 83.1% |
| Nov 2023 | 0 | n/a | 86.0% |
| Oct 2023 | 0 | n/a | 83.8% |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | n/a | 80.5% |
A page for each month
Why flights were late
| BTS category | Share of delay minutes | All reporting airlines |
|---|---|---|
| Air carrierThe cause was in the control of the airline: crew, maintenance, cleaning, baggage or fuel. | 15.5% | 32.9% |
| Late-arriving aircraftThe aircraft arrived late from its earlier flight. | 48.4% | 39.8% |
| National Aviation SystemAir traffic control, airport operations, heavy traffic and weather that is not extreme. | 12.8% | 21.1% |
| Extreme weatherSevere weather that, in the airline's judgment, delayed or stopped the flight. | 23.3% | 6.0% |
| SecurityA terminal evacuation, a security breach, broken screening equipment or a long screening line. | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Cancellations by the reason that the airline gave (6 in the period): air carrier 33%, weather 50%, national aviation system 17%, security 0%.
- On time 69.9%
- 15 or more minutes late 28.0%
- Cancelled 1.9%
- Diverted 0.3%
Departures and arrivals beside all US flights
| Figure | From LYH | To LYH | All US | From LYH, 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left on time | 67.4% | 68.9% | 75.6% | n/a |
| Arrived on time | 69.9% | 68.3% | 75.6% | n/a |
| Cancelled | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.9% | n/a |
| Diverted | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | n/a |
| Average departure delay | 51.9 min | 41.8 min | 17.7 min | n/a |
| Late minutes for each 100 flights | 4,732 | 4,218 | 1,721 | n/a |
| Scheduled flights | 322 | 322 | 7,049,869 | n/a |
Average departure delay counts late minutes only: a flight that left early or on time counts as zero.
Other airports
The figure beside each airport is its share of departures that left on time, 12 months to August 2026.
Official pages
- National Airspace System StatusFederal Aviation AdministrationThe airport events that the FAA lists now, for example ground delays and closures.
- Flight DelaysUS Department of TransportationThe rules and the guidance of DOT on flight delays and tarmac delays.
- Complaint, Comment, and Compliment FormUS Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Consumer ProtectionThe DOT form for a complaint, a comment or a compliment about air travel.
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Cite this page
On-Time Report, "Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (LYH) flight delays and on-time performance", https://ontimereport.com/airport/LYH/. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, data through .
The address of this page does not change.
Where the figures come from
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, the monthly files from Jul 2023 to Aug 2026. The name comes from the BTS airport lookup table. These are works of the US government. Only domestic scheduled flights of reporting airlines are in the files: international flights, charters and smaller airlines are not. TSA publishes checkpoint counts for the whole country, not for LYH; see TSA checkpoint volumes. How the figures are made. Report an error.
Questions about LYH
How late did flights leave LYH?
The average departure delay at LYH was 51.9 minutes in the 12 months to August 2026. This average counts a flight that left early or on time as zero. For all US departures, the average was 17.7 minutes in the 12 months to August 2026.
Which airlines scheduled the most departures from LYH?
SkyWest Airlines scheduled 322 departures from LYH, 100% of the total in the 12 months to August 2026.
Which delay causes did airlines report for flights from LYH?
Airlines gave each delay minute of late flights from LYH a BTS category in the 12 months to August 2026. Late-arriving aircraft: 48% of the delay minutes. Extreme weather: 23% of the delay minutes. Air carrier: 16% of the delay minutes. National Aviation System: 13% of the delay minutes.
What share of flights left LYH on time before September 2025?
BTS reports fewer than 300 scheduled departures from LYH in the 12 months to August 2025. This page gives no figure for those 12 months.