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Airport Reliability

COS · Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs Airport

81%
Departures within 15 minutes
13 min
Average departure delay
76%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.2%
Departures cancelled

Based on 13,718 departures and 13,718 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from COS departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 83% on time on Saturdays against 79% on Fridays.

When COS gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(760 flights)
  • 6–9 AM89%(3922 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(2767 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(2996 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(2158 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(894 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(12 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(2043 flights)
  • Tue82%(1834 flights)
  • Wed81%(1824 flights)
  • Thu81%(1958 flights)
  • Fri79%(2041 flights)
  • Sat83%(1767 flights)
  • Sun79%(2042 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 72% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%1204
July 202571%1269
August 202577%1248
September 202585%1174
October 202584%1247
November 202584%1096
December 202579%1148
January 202684%952
February 202687%891
March 202682%1074
April 202685%1059
May 202684%1147

Airlines departing COS

Based on 13,718 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.