Envoy Air

What the Data Says About Envoy Air

Across 1,521,802 flights reported to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics between 2020 and 2025, Envoy Air (MQ) posted a 82.5% on-time rate, with 266,885 delayed departures and 35,441 cancellations. The carrier's average delay when flights run late is 67.4 minutes, and its cancellation rate of 2.33% sits alongside an overall delay rate of 17.5%. Those baseline numbers frame every comparison you can make with other carriers in the BTS dataset.

Digging into causes, Late Aircraft drives the biggest share of minutes lost, with Late Aircraft accounting for 40.6% of delay time and NAS (National Aviation System) contributing 23.8%. Weather — often blamed informally — represents 11.7% of total delay minutes, while National Aviation System constraints such as air traffic control and airspace congestion make up 23.8%. Security delays remain the smallest bucket at 0.2%. Taken together, operational and scheduling factors outweigh weather as the dominant driver of Envoy Air delays.

Seasonality matters too. Recent monthly data shows October 2024 as the best period for Envoy Air with a 89% on-time rate, while May 2024 was the roughest at 68% on-time — a spread of 21 percentage points between best and worst month. For passengers choosing between carriers, the combination of a 82.5% on-time rate, 67.4-minute average delay, and 2.33% cancellation rate is the clearest summary of what to expect on Envoy Air flights based on BTS reporting.