Myrtle Beach International in May 2026

81.1%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 1,132 domestic departures from Myrtle Beach International (MYR). 81.1% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.5% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so MYR departures were 4.0 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,514 departures with 73.8% leaving on time: a change of +7.3 points, with flights down 25%.

Flights arriving at MYR that month were on time 80.7% of the time (1,132 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 16%.

On time 82.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.5%
Cancelled 1.0%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	May 2026	May 2025	MYR, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time	81.1%	73.8%	76.8%	77.1%
Arrived on time	82.5%	74.6%	77.6%	77.6%
Cancelled	1.0%	2.6%	2.4%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	14.2 min	19.8 min	19.6 min	16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	38	51	36	20,391
Scheduled departures	1,132	1,514	13,191	611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
DL Delta Air Lines	242	21%	83.9%	-1.7 min	2.5%
WN Southwest Airlines	179	16%	78.8%	5.4 min	0.0%
AA American Airlines	168	15%	80.4%	9.2 min	0.6%
G4 Allegiant Air	134	12%	69.4%	17.6 min	0.7%
OH PSA Airlines	131	12%	88.5%	-3.6 min	1.5%
YX Republic Airline	131	12%	90.8%	-11.2 min	0.8%
F9 Frontier Airlines	45	4%	88.9%	-3.6 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	42	4%	78.6%	5.5 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	26	2%	88.5%	0.1 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	25	2%	88.0%	3.3 min	0.0%
NK Spirit Airlines	9	1%	100.0%	-13.9 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MYR–CLT	Myrtle Beach to Charlotte	185	89.7%	-6.8 min	0.0%
MYR–ATL	Myrtle Beach to Atlanta	149	83.9%	-0.8 min	4.0%
MYR–BWI	Myrtle Beach to Baltimore	97	83.5%	-0.2 min	0.0%
MYR–ORD	Myrtle Beach to Chicago	90	82.2%	1.4 min	0.0%
MYR–DCA	Myrtle Beach to Washington	68	91.2%	3.5 min	1.5%
MYR–EWR	Myrtle Beach to Newark	64	89.1%	-7.9 min	1.6%
MYR–BNA	Myrtle Beach to Nashville	62	74.2%	14.6 min	0.0%
MYR–PHL	Myrtle Beach to Philadelphia	55	81.8%	-0.1 min	1.8%
MYR–LGA	Myrtle Beach to New York	45	91.1%	-11.1 min	0.0%
MYR–DFW	Myrtle Beach to Dallas/Fort Worth	43	62.8%	37.1 min	2.3%
MYR–DTW	Myrtle Beach to Detroit	31	83.9%	-1.8 min	0.0%
MYR–MSP	Myrtle Beach to Minneapolis	31	80.6%	0.5 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), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, May 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	32.7%	33.0%	4,643
Late-arriving aircraft	45.8%	40.4%	6,504
National Aviation System	16.0%	20.5%	2,272
Extreme weather	5.4%	6.0%	771
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

14,190 delay minutes on 187 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 MYR on time in May 2026?

81.1% of 1,132 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.5% 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, 73.8% of 1,514 departures left on time and 2.6% were cancelled, against 81.1% and 1.0% 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 MYR · methodology · corrections.