How reliable is Broome International Airport?
Flights from BME avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 71% of 9,545 flights in official BITRE history — and weather is calmest in Nov. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the airline-controlled delay record at BME looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 9,545 flights
Source: BITRE. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Broome
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 99/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — thunderstorms, low visibility & fog · 95/100 favorability
The read on BME
What the numbers say about flying through Broome International Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Broome avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 71% of the time over 9,545 flights. That's a middling record — neither a strength nor a red flag on its own. Pair it with an elevated cancellation rate of 2.7% — worth weighing alongside the on-time figure. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 0 minutes.
On weather, Broome is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. November is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 99 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while January is the most disruptive at 95, driven mainly by thunderstorms and low visibility & fog. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Broome, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about BME
- How reliable is Broome International Airport (BME)?
- Flights from Broome avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 71% of the time across 9,545 flights of official history — a middling record — neither a strength nor a red flag on its own. The cancellation rate runs about 2.7%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from BME for good weather?
- November has the calmest flying weather at Broome International Airport. January is the most disruptive, mainly from thunderstorms and low visibility & fog.
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