Gulf Shores International Jack Edwards Field in July 2026

65.4%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 133 domestic departures from Gulf Shores International Jack Edwards Field (GUF). 65.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 64.7% reached their destination on time; 2.3% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so GUF departures were 3.4 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 53 departures with 73.6% leaving on time: a change of −8.2 points, with flights up 151%.

Flights arriving at GUF that month were on time 66.2% of the time (133 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 44% and national aviation system 6%.

On time 64.7%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 33.1%
Cancelled 2.3%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from GUF in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	GUF, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	65.4%	73.6%	70.4%	68.8%
Arrived on time	64.7%	77.4%	72.8%	69.4%
Cancelled	2.3%	0.0%	1.8%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	44.6 min	28.4 min	39.0 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	2	2	21,066
Scheduled departures	133	53	716	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
G4 Allegiant Air	133	100%	64.7%	31.3 min	2.3%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GUF–BLV	Gulf Shores to Belleville	13	46.2%	40.2 min	15.4%
GUF–CVG	Gulf Shores to Cincinnati	13	92.3%	53.1 min	0.0%
GUF–OKC	Gulf Shores to Oklahoma City	13	92.3%	79.9 min	0.0%
GUF–XNA	Gulf Shores to Fayetteville	13	23.1%	46.8 min	7.7%
GUF–ATW	Gulf Shores to Appleton	9	88.9%	6.4 min	0.0%
GUF–BNA	Gulf Shores to Nashville	9	44.4%	38.7 min	0.0%
GUF–DSM	Gulf Shores to Des Moines	9	100.0%	-28.8 min	0.0%
GUF–HSV	Gulf Shores to Huntsville	9	66.7%	26.7 min	0.0%
GUF–MCI	Gulf Shores to Kansas City	9	77.8%	12.4 min	0.0%
GUF–OMA	Gulf Shores to Omaha	9	33.3%	44.7 min	0.0%
GUF–SDF	Gulf Shores to Louisville	9	66.7%	-3.7 min	0.0%
GUF–SGF	Gulf Shores to Springfield	9	66.7%	6.2 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	43.9%	31.7%	2,490
Late-arriving aircraft	48.9%	41.8%	2,769
National Aviation System	6.2%	19.9%	354
Extreme weather	0.9%	6.5%	53
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

5,666 delay minutes on 44 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left GUF on time in July 2026?

65.4% of 133 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 64.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 73.6% of 53 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 65.4% and 2.3% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for GUF · methodology · corrections.