Historical on-time performance
St. Petersburg to Asheville
519 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PIE–AVL arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 478 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Allegiant AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.2%Flights478
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline10%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft74%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 1 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PIE → AVL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 10 min · 271 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 451 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 276 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 80 min · 270 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 110 min · 214 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 122 flights · limited
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 202 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 75 min · 208 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 55 min · 283 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 173 flights · limited
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 281 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 70 min · 213 flights
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