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Airport · 12 months to July 2026
Provo Municipal: delays and on-time record
Provo, Utah
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.
Provo Municipal (PVU) in Provo, Utah had 2,631 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 7 a day, on 12 routes.
85.5% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 9.4 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at PVU were on time 75.8% of the time, level with the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
0.7% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 15.3 min.
Allegiant Air is the largest reporting carrier at PVU with 62% of departures. Among carriers with at least 120 departures, Allegiant Air had the highest on-time arrival share for its PVU departures (87.5%) and SkyWest Airlines the lowest (81.6%).
On-time departures are up 4.9 points on the previous 12 months (80.6%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving PVU, air carrier 73%, late-arriving aircraft 13% and national aviation system 8%.
- On time 84.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.0%
- Cancelled 0.7%
- Diverted 0.5%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from PVU | Arrivals at PVU | All reported flights | PVU departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 85.5% | 75.7% | 76.1% | 80.6% |
| Arrived on time | 84.8% | 75.8% | 76.0% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| Diverted | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.3 min | 24.8 min | 17.4 min | 22.5 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,512 | 2,458 | 1,684 | 2,307 |
| Scheduled flights | 2,631 | 2,629 | 7,043,858 | 2,985 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left PVU; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved +4.9 pts.
Airlines at PVU
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 Allegiant Air | 1,624 | 62% | 87.5% | 3.2 min | 0.2% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 974 | 37% | 81.6% | 6.8 min | 1.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 33 | 1% | 48.5% | 25.5 min | 3.0% |
Departures from PVU 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 84.8%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from PVU
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVU–DFW | Provo to Dallas/Fort Worth | 728 | 80.2% | 6.3 min | 1.9% |
| PVU–AZA | Provo to Phoenix | 707 | 87.1% | 9.4 min | 0.4% |
| PVU–SNA | Provo to Santa Ana | 407 | 90.7% | -4.6 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–PHX | Provo to Phoenix | 279 | 81.4% | 10.2 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–HOU | Provo to Houston | 122 | 89.3% | -1.9 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–AUS | Provo to Austin | 107 | 80.4% | 2.4 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–BNA | Provo to Nashville | 95 | 86.3% | 3.8 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–PDX | Provo to Portland | 78 | 85.9% | 2.1 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–BUR | Provo to Burbank | 59 | 88.1% | -1.5 min | 0.0% |
| PVU–MDW | Provo to Chicago | 24 | 75.0% | 8.9 min | 4.2% |
The 10 busiest of 12 routes with reported flights. Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Among hours with at least 53 departures, 8 am to 9 am had the highest on-time share (95.2% of 311 flights) and 4 pm to 5 pm the lowest (71.3% of 209).
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (18 in the period): air carrier 22%, weather 67%, national aviation system 11%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for PVU on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave PVU on time?
85.5% of the 2,631 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 0.7% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at PVU on time?
75.8% of 2,629 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at PVU?
Counting departures from PVU and whether they reached their destination on time, Allegiant Air had the highest share (87.5% of 1,624 flights), then SkyWest Airlines (81.6%). Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the figures are not a like-for-like test.
What causes delays at PVU?
For departures from PVU that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 73%, late-arriving aircraft 13%, national aviation system 8%, extreme weather 5%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at PVU?
Departures scheduled from 8 am to 9 am local time left on time 95.2% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 4 pm to 5 pm was lowest at 71.3%.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 85.5%, up 4.9 points on the previous 12 months (80.6%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.
Does this page show today's delays at PVU?
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.