How reliable is Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport?
Flights from SPS departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 85% of 5,559 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at SPS looks like
On-time departures
across 5,559 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for SPS yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport.
The read on SPS
What the numbers say about flying through Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Wichita Falls left within 15 minutes of schedule about 85% of the time over 5,559 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with an elevated cancellation rate of 3.7% — worth weighing alongside the on-time figure. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 14 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Wichita Falls, 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 SPS
- How reliable is Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS)?
- Flights from Wichita Falls left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 85% of the time across 5,559 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 3.7%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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