On-Time Report

Airports › Huntsville (HSV) › May 2026

Airport month · May 2026

Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field in May 2026

79.4%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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 664 domestic departures from Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (HSV). 79.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.4% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so HSV departures were 2.3 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 771 departures with 70.2% leaving on time: a change of +9.2 points, with flights down 14%.

Flights arriving at HSV that month were on time 76.8% of the time (663 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 28% and extreme weather 12%.

Every scheduled departure from HSV in May 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

MeasureMay 2026May 2025HSV, 12 months to Jul 2026All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time79.4%70.2%77.4%77.1%
Arrived on time80.4%71.6%77.5%77.6%
Cancelled1.8%2.9%2.4%0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)17.3 min27.7 min21.5 min16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day22262220,391
Scheduled departures6647718,180611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrierFlightsShareOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
DL Delta Air Lines19529%87.7%-6.3 min1.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines15623%82.7%5.5 min1.3%
MQ Envoy Air14021%74.3%9.5 min2.9%
OH PSA Airlines12018%76.7%5.6 min0.8%
G4 Allegiant Air305%76.7%27.1 min0.0%
AA American Airlines233%65.2%-7.9 min13.0%

Busiest routes that month

RouteCitiesFlightsOn timeAvg arrival delayCancelled
HSV–ATLHuntsville to Atlanta19687.8%-6.3 min1.0%
HSV–DFWHuntsville to Dallas/Fort Worth17975.4%10.2 min4.5%
HSV–DCAHuntsville to Washington11275.0%6.3 min0.9%
HSV–DENHuntsville to Denver6290.3%-5.4 min0.0%
HSV–ORDHuntsville to Chicago6177.0%5.2 min1.6%
HSV–DTWHuntsville to Detroit1266.7%10.2 min0.0%
HSV–CLTHuntsville to Charlotte1080.0%6.2 min0.0%
HSV–FLLHuntsville to Fort Lauderdale977.8%3.8 min0.0%
HSV–PIEHuntsville to St. Petersburg988.9%-20.1 min0.0%
HSV–SFBHuntsville to Sanford862.5%128.0 min0.0%
HSV–GUFHuntsville to Gulf Shores475.0%-15.7 min0.0%
HSV–MIAHuntsville to Miami250.0%22.0 min0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over
Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause categoryShare of delay minutesNational, May 2026Minutes
Air carrier28.0%33.0%2,786
Late-arriving aircraft48.2%40.4%4,794
National Aviation System11.4%20.5%1,139
Extreme weather12.4%6.0%1,229
Security0.0%0.1%0
9,948 delay minutes on 116 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.
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Questions and answers

How many flights left HSV on time in May 2026?

79.4% of 664 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In May 2025, 70.2% of 771 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 79.4% and 1.8% in May 2026.

Provenance

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