Rhode Island Tf Green International in December 2024

82.4%departed on time

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 December 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,304 domestic departures from Rhode Island Tf Green International (PVD). 82.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.6% reached their destination on time; 0.2% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.8% of flights departed on time and 78.1% arrived on time, so PVD departures were 4.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in December 2023, the airport had 1,081 departures with 82.4% leaving on time: a change of 0.0 points, with flights up 21%.

Flights arriving at PVD that month were on time 77.2% of the time (1,302 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 34%, late-arriving aircraft 33% and national aviation system 24%.

On time 79.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.0%
Cancelled 0.2%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from PVD in December 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

December 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	PVD, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Dec 2024
Departed on time	82.4%	82.4%	78.3%	77.8%
Arrived on time	79.6%	83.0%	76.9%	78.1%
Cancelled	0.2%	1.9%	2.8%	0.7%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	14.8 min	12.8 min	16.5 min	16.6 min
Scheduled departures a day	44	36	43	19,686
Scheduled departures	1,304	1,081	15,595	590,581

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
WN Southwest Airlines	405	31%	82.2%	-0.4 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	279	21%	73.8%	7.2 min	0.4%
YX Republic Airline	152	12%	82.9%	-2.8 min	0.0%
AA American Airlines	145	11%	80.0%	10.7 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	88	7%	84.1%	8.2 min	0.0%
9E Endeavor Air	83	6%	85.5%	-5.1 min	0.0%
OH PSA Airlines	80	6%	75.0%	11.5 min	1.3%
UA United Airlines	20	2%	75.0%	-3.4 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	19	1%	78.9%	8.2 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	17	1%	58.8%	106.8 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	16	1%	75.0%	6.9 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
PVD–DCA	Providence to Washington	200	81.0%	2.5 min	0.5%
PVD–MCO	Providence to Orlando	155	77.4%	2.7 min	0.0%
PVD–BWI	Providence to Baltimore	153	89.5%	-4.9 min	0.0%
PVD–CLT	Providence to Charlotte	146	78.8%	11.1 min	0.0%
PVD–ATL	Providence to Atlanta	88	84.1%	8.2 min	0.0%
PVD–ORD	Providence to Chicago	81	82.7%	-2.1 min	0.0%
PVD–DTW	Providence to Detroit	75	82.7%	17.5 min	0.0%
PVD–TPA	Providence to Tampa	71	70.4%	9.1 min	0.0%
PVD–FLL	Providence to Fort Lauderdale	64	76.6%	11.8 min	0.0%
PVD–PBI	Providence to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach	62	67.7%	13.4 min	1.6%
PVD–MDW	Providence to Chicago	42	78.6%	-4.2 min	0.0%
PVD–RSW	Providence to Fort Myers	31	83.9%	-6.7 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), December 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Dec 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	34.3%	34.3%	6,419
Late-arriving aircraft	32.8%	40.2%	6,128
National Aviation System	23.5%	17.8%	4,392
Extreme weather	9.3%	7.5%	1,734
Security	0.1%	0.2%	21

18,694 delay minutes on 261 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left PVD on time in December 2024?

82.4% of 1,304 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.8% and 78.1%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In December 2023, 82.4% of 1,081 departures left on time and 1.9% were cancelled, against 82.4% and 0.2% in December 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for December 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for PVD · methodology · corrections.