Asheville (AVL) to St. Petersburg (PIE): On-Time Performance
Data through July 2026
When you fly AVL to PIE matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 91% on-time in October 2024 to just 56% in February 2025. Across the full period the route averages 72% on-time against a national 78%. Morning departures also hold up better than evening ones (83% vs 62%), which matters most in the rough months.
- On-time
- 72%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 24 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 2.0%
- Flights/day
- 1.4
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 1h 39m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 519 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from AVL to PIE
Aim for departures around 10 a.m. (91% on-time); avoid 4 p.m. departures (55%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 73% | 26 min |
| Tuesday | 76% | 14 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 77% | 13 min |
| Thursday | 71% | 31 min |
| Friday | 74% | 29 min |
| Saturday | 64% | 27 min |
| Sunday | 69% | 21 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft51%
- Airline operations15%
- National airspace system23%
- Weather11%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from AVL to PIE delayed?
- 28% of AVL–PIE flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-07 and 2026-07. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 24 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from AVL to PIE?
- Departures around 10 a.m. have the best record (91% on-time), while departures around 4 p.m. have the worst (55%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from AVL to PIE?
- The scheduled AVL–PIE flight time averages 1h 39m over 519 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 28% of the time.
- How often are AVL to PIE flights cancelled?
- 2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-07 and 2026-07, slightly above the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from AVL to PIE?
- February 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 56% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2024 at 91%. If your dates are flexible, that 35-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,068 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.