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Airport Reliability

ROA · Roanoke

Roanoke, VA (ROA)

79%
Departures within 15 minutes
19 min
Average departure delay
76%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.5%
Departures cancelled

Based on 8,146 departures and 8,145 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from ROA departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 49% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Wednesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 83% on time on Wednesdays against 77% on Fridays.

When ROA gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(251 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(2553 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(1348 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(916 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(1629 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(1150 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM49%(75 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(1178 flights)
  • Tue78%(1040 flights)
  • Wed83%(1112 flights)
  • Thu79%(1188 flights)
  • Fri77%(1179 flights)
  • Sat80%(1022 flights)
  • Sun78%(1203 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 69% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%646
July 202574%625
August 202577%663
September 202585%671
October 202584%739
November 202582%687
December 202568%646
January 202686%582
February 202683%546
March 202676%632
April 202685%726
May 202678%759

Airlines departing ROA

Busiest routes from ROA

Based on 8,146 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.