Best time to fly out of Plattsburgh (PBG)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Plattsburgh: the steadiest stretch was the 10am–12pm band at 70.3%, while 6–8pm departures managed 57.8%. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
On-time rate by hour and day
On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | – | – | – | 68 | – | – | 73 |
| 12–2pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2–4pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at PBG was 10am–12pm — 70.3% of departures left on time across 216 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 57.8%.
The year at PBG
December was the hard month at PBG: 57.2% of departures left on time, across 159 flights. November was the easy one at 82%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66.9% | 139 |
| February | 65.5% | 152 |
| March | 64.4% | 180 |
| April | 80.8% | 152 |
| May | Not enough flights to say | 88 |
| June | Not enough flights to say | 95 |
| July | 66.4% | 137 |
| August | Not enough flights to say | 90 |
| September | Not enough flights to say | 36 |
| October | Not enough flights to say | 95 |
| November | 82% | 100 |
| December | 57.2% | 159 |
Airlines at PBG
Every airline with at least 100 departures from PBG, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.
| Airline | Left on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 69.6% | 97 min | 2.5% | 1,423 |
What delays out of PBG were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 459 flights that departed PBG and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 32% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 30.8% to airline operations.
- Late-arriving aircraft 32%
- Airline operations 30.8%
- Air traffic & airport volume 22.4%
- Severe weather 14.7%
- Security 0%
Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.
If you are connecting through PBG
Of 1,421 scheduled arrivals into PBG, 77.9% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 280 arrivals that ran late, 53.9% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.
Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.
Busiest routes out of PBG
Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.
PBG in one number
Plattsburgh (PBG)
Rank 313 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 10am–12pm. Hardest month: December.
Questions about PBG
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Plattsburgh?
- 10am–12pm. Departures in that band left on time 70.3% of the time across 216 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 57.8%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of PBG?
- December: 57.2% of the departures that flew left on time, with 159 scheduled. November was the other end of the year at 82%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- How often are flights cancelled at PBG?
- 2.5% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.