ABE Airport: 82.8% on time, worst at 8 PM

ABE right now

Live conditions where a permitted source publishes them, and the historical record where none does.

No disruption reported

Aviation weather is not currently a factor.

Aviation weatherVFR

37°F · wind 3 kt

Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.

Updated 07:51 UTC

Forecast issued 05:20Z.

Updated 05:20 UTC

Aircraft seen now

On the field0

Airborne within 15 NM0

Departed in the last hour1

Arrived in the last hour1

Below 10,000 ft, so aircraft overflying at cruise are not counted. These are observations, not an operational status: a count is a floor, since receiver coverage varies and a movement between two samples can be missed.

Updated 08:40 UTC

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Security wait times

Main checkpoint2 min

Main checkpoint PreCheck1 min

Updated 08:50 UTC

Parking

Long Term Parking $16/day$16.00/day

Short Term Parking $24/day$24.00/day

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Airport reliability

Departures from ABE, July 2023 – July 2026.

Airport Reliability Score

66/ 100Good

Better than 54% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (64 compared)

Calculated from 11,763 flights. How this is calculated

Departures arriving on time

82.8%

9,548 of 11,530 completed

Cancellation rate

1.53%

180 cancelled

Median arrival delay

-12 min

Average 6.0 min

Severe delays

7.9%

Arrived 60+ minutes late

Delay when late

107 min

Average, when 15+ min late

Departures analyzed

11,763

11,762 arrivals

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – July 2026

Why flights run late at ABE

Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on departures from ABE.

The airline39.7%

crew, maintenance, boarding and fueling, all within the carrier’s control

Late-arriving aircraft35.1%

the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late

Air traffic control15.3%

airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control

Weather9.8%

weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically

Security0.1%

screening or terminal security incidents

Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for departures from ABE. Only delays of 15 minutes or more are attributed.

Of the 1,645 departures from ABE that left 15 or more minutes late and have a known inbound aircraft, 65% followed a flight that landed 15 or more minutes late. The other 35% left late even though the aircraft had come in on time or early. Across the 64 covered airports that share runs from 47% to 73%, with a median of 62%; ABE’s is the 16th highest.

The late flight is the one the same aircraft flew into ABE just before, found from the tail number in the DOT file. Airlines and hours differ from one airport to the next, so this describes the departures from ABE and does not rate the airport.

An airport is only partly the author of its own delays. Late-arriving aircraft describes the national schedule arriving here more than anything about this airfield. Air traffic control covers airspace and airport capacity, which is where a congested airport shows up; only the airline category sits squarely inside the carriers’ own operation. How differently they run it is further down this page.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – July 2026

What weather costs at ABE

Departures from ABE by the weather at the airport in the hour they were scheduled to leave, July 2023 – July 2026.

10.9% of scheduled departures from ABE left in an hour of bad weather. 4.0% of them were cancelled, against 1.2% in normal conditions, and 73.2% of the ones that flew arrived on time, against 84.4%. That is about 36 more cancellations than the normal-conditions rate would give.

Cancellations were highest in IFR hours: 2.8% of 782 departures, 2.4 times the normal rate.

By weather

Scheduled departures, July 2023 – July 2026

Cancellation and on-time rates at ABE by the weather at the airport in the scheduled departure hour
Weather at the airport	Departures	Cancelled	Left on time	Arrived on time	Avg. departure delay
Normal conditionsVFR with no thunderstorm, snow or ice, fog, heavy rain or high wind	9,05178.1% of all	1.2%	84.0%	84.4%	11.0 min
Any bad weatherIFR or LIFR, or a thunderstorm, snow or ice, fog, heavy rain or high wind	1,26610.9% of all	4.0%3.4 times normal	78.7%	73.2%11.2 points below normal	25.1 min
MVFRceiling 1,000 to 3,000 feet or visibility 3 to 5 miles	1,28811.1% of all	1.7%	83.2%	80.4%4.0 points below normal	13.7 min
IFRceiling 500 to 999 feet or visibility 1 to under 3 miles	7826.7% of all	2.8%2.4 times normal	79.5%	74.2%10.2 points below normal	23.2 min
LIFRceiling under 500 feet or visibility under 1 mile	3302.8% of all	6.7%5.6 times normal	78.2%	72.4%12.0 points below normal	31.7 min
Snow or icesnow, snow grains, ice pellets, freezing rain or freezing drizzle	1441.2% of all	17.4%14.5 times normal	71.4%	40.3%44.1 points below normal	45.6 min
Low ceilinga broken or overcast layer under 1,000 feet	9007.8% of all	3.9%3.3 times normal	80.9%	76.7%7.7 points below normal	19.4 min
Low visibilityvisibility under 3 miles	5855.0% of all	5.1%4.3 times normal	76.2%	68.9%15.5 points below normal	37.4 min

A departure is counted in every row its hour fits, so the rows overlap and do not add up. Left on time is a departure under 15 minutes late, and arrived on time an arrival under 15 minutes late; cancelled is the share of scheduled departures. Rows with fewer than 120 departures are not scored. Too few departures to score: thunderstorm (53), fog (86), heavy rain (76), high wind (109).

This is the weather reported at ABE in the hour a flight was scheduled to leave. It leaves out the weather at the destination and on the way, weather that arrived after the scheduled time, and anything else that goes wrong in a bad hour. An hour takes the worst conditions any report in it gave. Weather was matched to 98.5% of the airport’s scheduled departures; the rest left in hours with no report, or at a scheduled time the flight records cannot place exactly. Bad-weather hours are compared with normal hours at the same airport, not with what the same flights would have done in a clear sky: they also fall more often in some seasons and at some times of day.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS flight records and Iowa Environmental Mesonet weather reports · July 2023 – July 2026 · Where the weather comes from, and its limits. All covered airports side by side: What Weather Costs Each Airport.

Turning aircraft around at ABE

Time on the ground between one flight and the next of the same aircraft at ABE, and what a late arrival does to the next departure, July 2023 – July 2026.

The median turn at ABE is scheduled for 50 minutes on the ground and takes 50 minutes, against 56 minutes and 63 minutes across all airports. Aircraft are given less time on the ground here than at the typical airport. The typical turn here finishes on its schedule, where across all airports it runs 7 minutes over.

When the aircraft landed 15 or more minutes late (1,223 turns here, 62 minutes late on average), 64% of the turns were finished in no more than the scheduled ground time, against 68% across all airports. 81% of those flights left 15 or more minutes late, against 72%. After an aircraft that landed on time, 8% did (all airports 11%).

Given the turn lengths scheduled here, the network’s rates would give 59% finished in the schedule and 80% leaving late. ABE finishes more late turns in the schedule than the network would, but lateness is passed on about as often. 43% of its late-inbound turns had a scheduled turn of 45 to 59 minutes, against 31% across all airports.

Turns at ABE against all airports

6,829 turns, July 2023 – July 2026

Aircraft turns at ABE against all airports: scheduled and actual time on the ground and what a late inbound aircraft does
Measure	ABE	All airports	All airports, same turn lengths
Median scheduled turn	50 min	56 min	—
Median actual turn	50 min	63 min	—
Turns that began with an aircraft 15+ minutes late	18%	19%	—
Late turns finished within the schedule	64%	68%	59%
Late inbound that left 15+ minutes late	81%	72%	80%
On-time inbound that left 15+ minutes late	8%	11%	—

The last column is the network’s rate at the turn lengths scheduled at ABE, band by band from under 30 minutes to 3 to 6 hours. A turn finishes within the schedule when the aircraft spent no more time on the ground than the schedule gave it.

A turn pairs an aircraft’s landing at ABE with its next departure from it by tail number; the aircraft is never named. These 6,829 turns are 58% of the flights that left ABE in the period; the rest are an aircraft’s first flight after a long stay, flights without a usable inbound, and cancelled flights. Ground time runs from the gate. Turns under 30 minutes are kept, but most leave late even after an on-time landing. Airlines set their own turn schedules, so this describes the airlines that fly at ABE and does not rate the airport.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS flight records · July 2023 – July 2026 · Airports side by side: Where a Late Aircraft Gets Its Time Back.

What sets ABE apart

Where ABE’s hours, months, airlines and taxi time differ most from the other airports, July 2023 – July 2026.

Flights scheduled to leave ABE at 8 AM arrive on time 92.2% of the time, 6.2 points better than the 86.0% for that hour at the other airports.

June treats ABE better than it treats the rest of the country: 81.2% on time against 72.9% elsewhere, 8.3 points ahead.

PSA Airlines does better out of ABE than anywhere else it flies: 84.5% on time here, 75.8% on its other departures, 8.7 points apart.

SkyWest Airlines’ departures from ABE arrive on time 73.8% of the time, 6.6 points worse than the 80.4% the same airline manages at its other airports.

Taxi-out at ABE averages 15.2 minutes, 3.5 minutes less than the 18.7 minutes elsewhere.

ABE against the other airports

July 2023 – July 2026

Where ABE differs most from the other covered airports, with the flights behind each figure
Measure	ABE	Elsewhere	Gap	Flights behind it
Hour: 8 AM departures	92.2%	86.0%	+6.2 pts	931 here, 1,282,661 elsewhere
Month: June	81.2%	72.9%	+8.3 pts	1,001 here, 1,470,876 elsewhere
Airline: PSA Airlines	84.5%	75.8%	+8.7 pts	3,012 here, 688,031 elsewhere
Airline: SkyWest Airlines	73.8%	80.4%	−6.6 pts	982 here, 2,392,528 elsewhere
Taxi-out: Departures	15.2 min	18.7 min	−3.5 min	11,586 here, 17,618,523 elsewhere

"Elsewhere" is every other covered airport together, taken from the same aggregates as this page with ABE’s own flights removed (for airlines, that airline’s flights from all its other airports). Hours, months and airlines appear only where both sides have at least 120 completed flights (airlines 500) and the gap is at least 2 points and 2 standard errors; only the largest gap in each direction is shown. The taxi figure is weighted by departures and has no error estimate, so it appears from 2 minutes.

Best time to fly from ABE

On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time: each weekday and hour, and averaged over the week.

Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 90.5% of the time, against 70.4% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 20.1 percentage points.

By day and hour

On-time arrival rate for each weekday and scheduled departure hour, in local time.

Hour of departure matters more than day of the week: hourly averages sit a typical 7.2 points from the airport-wide rate, weekday averages 2.6 points.

On-time arrival rate at ABE by weekday and scheduled departure hour, local time. Each button reads out one slot.
Hour	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
6 AM–7 AM
7 AM–8 AM
8 AM–9 AM
9 AM–10 AM
10 AM–11 AM
11 AM–12 PM
12 PM–1 PM
1 PM–2 PM
2 PM–3 PM
3 PM–4 PM
4 PM–5 PM
5 PM–6 PM

On-time rate, % · stronger color, fewer on time

65–69
70–74
75–79
80–84
85–89
90–94
95–99

Fewer than 120 flights, not scored

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · On time is arrival within 15 minutes of schedule. Cells round to whole percentages; the table shows one decimal.

No slot is named best or worst: too few reach 500 flights. Departures before 6 AM and after 6 PM (987 flights) are not drawn: no slot in those hours has enough flights to score.

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On-time arrival rate (%) with flights beneath, by scheduled departure hour and weekday at ABE. A dash means fewer than 120 flights, which are not scored.
Hour	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
6 AM–7 AM	90.5% on time400 flights	90.9% on time293 flights	91.6% on time293 flights	91.1% on time424 flights	92.2% on time413 flights	87.2% on time355 flights	87.8% on time431 flights
7 AM–8 AM	80 flights, too few to score	35 flights, too few to score	35 flights, too few to score	96.2% on time131 flights	73 flights, too few to score	85 flights, too few to score	83.5% on time133 flights
8 AM–9 AM	93.0% on time188 flights	48 flights, too few to score	82 flights, too few to score	91.2% on time152 flights	90.2% on time187 flights	94.9% on time138 flights	92.1% on time154 flights
9 AM–10 AM	75 flights, too few to score	39 flights, too few to score	70 flights, too few to score	77 flights, too few to score	74 flights, too few to score	67 flights, too few to score	81 flights, too few to score
10 AM–11 AM	67 flights, too few to score	63 flights, too few to score	91 flights, too few to score	71 flights, too few to score	66 flights, too few to score	61 flights, too few to score	56 flights, too few to score
11 AM–12 PM	60 flights, too few to score	80 flights, too few to score	98 flights, too few to score	112 flights, too few to score	58 flights, too few to score	70 flights, too few to score	112 flights, too few to score
12 PM–1 PM	85.1% on time206 flights	88.7% on time153 flights	86.8% on time155 flights	83.8% on time242 flights	83.2% on time219 flights	84.7% on time126 flights	83.8% on time243 flights
1 PM–2 PM	105 flights, too few to score	54 flights, too few to score	66 flights, too few to score	80.2% on time127 flights	108 flights, too few to score	77 flights, too few to score	70.9% on time133 flights
2 PM–3 PM	119 flights, too few to score	53 flights, too few to score	66 flights, too few to score	84 flights, too few to score	104 flights, too few to score	76.9% on time149 flights	87 flights, too few to score
3 PM–4 PM	79.4% on time142 flights	27 flights, too few to score	29 flights, too few to score	74.8% on time162 flights	79.1% on time149 flights	55 flights, too few to score	70.2% on time165 flights
4 PM–5 PM	45 flights, too few to score	25 flights, too few to score	36 flights, too few to score	76 flights, too few to score	43 flights, too few to score	40 flights, too few to score	79 flights, too few to score
5 PM–6 PM	81.1% on time208 flights	76.9% on time185 flights	79.7% on time186 flights	76.5% on time206 flights	77.3% on time200 flights	65.6% on time159 flights	71.8% on time205 flights

By departure window

All days combined

5–9 AM90.5%

9 AM–12 PM85.2%

12–3 PM81.6%

3–6 PM74.6%

6–9 PM70.4%

9 PM–5 AM—

By departure hour

All days combined

12 AM

3 AM

6 AM

9 AM

12 PM

3 PM

6 PM

9 PM

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.

What parking will cost

Estimated from ABE's own published rates.

Where you would park

Arriving

Returning

Estimated cost

Choose a facility and both dates to see an estimate.

Rates as published by the airport, last read 2026-08-31. Confirm before you travel.

Source: Lehigh Valley International Airport · An estimate from published standard rates. Airports vary surcharges, oversize vehicle fees and event pricing, so confirm the price with the airport before you travel.

What to expect at ABE

How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.

Departures a day

10

Average across the analysis period

Busiest hour

6 AM

About 2 departures

Typical taxi-out

15.2 min

Pushback to wheels-up, on departure

Typical taxi-in

5.0 min

Touchdown to gate, on arrival

Scheduled departures by hour

12 AM

3 AM

6 AM

9 AM

12 PM

3 PM

6 PM

9 PM

The busiest hour is 6 AM, with about 2 departures a day, against roughly 0 at 9 PM. That peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here: early banks fly aircraft that spent the night on the ground rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · Taxi-out runs from gate to wheels-up, averaged over departures and weighted by hour. Taxi-in runs from touchdown to gate.

Weekly and seasonal patterns

By day of week

Mon84.8%

Tue84.0%

Wed86.3%

Thu83.1%

Fri84.3%

Sat80.8%

Sun78.1%

Wednesday is historically the most reliable day and Sunday the least, a gap of 8.2 percentage points.

By month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

July is historically the weakest month and October the strongest, a spread of 14.0 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026

Airlines at ABE

Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.

Airlines at ABE
Carrier	Departures	On time	Cancelled	Median delay
Allegiant Air G4	5,977	82.6%	1.02%	-11 min
PSA Airlines OH	3,089	84.5%	2.20%	-16 min
Endeavor Air 9E	1,506	86.3%	1.13%	-14 min
SkyWest Airlines OO	1,021	73.8%	2.74%	-5 min

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.

Reliability over time

On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.

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25

26

Over the most recent 12 months (2025-08 to 2026-07), departures from ABE arrived on time 79.9% of the time, against 83.8% in the 12 months before — declining by 3.9 percentage points.

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – July 2026

Data and sources

Historical statistics

Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – July 2026, comprising 11,763 departures from ABE. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.

Full methodology · All data sources

Analysis last recomputed September 26, 2026

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Live conditions

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Latest observation for ABE: METAR KABE 180751Z 31003KT 10SM CLR 03/M03 A3050 RMK AO2 SLP333 T00281033 $ (issued 07:51 UTC).