Moab, UT

What the Data Says About CNY

Moab, UT in Moab, Utah handled 5,341 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2024, posting a 87.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 679 experienced delays, 67 were cancelled, and 10 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.25%, the diversion rate to 0.19%, and the average delay when departures run late is 106.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CNY against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at CNY, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 56.9% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 18.0% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 12.5%. Weather contributes 12.5% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at CNY with a 96.1% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 90.9% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 155. The busiest route from CNY is to DEN (Denver), with 1,847 flights at a 82.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87.3% on-time, 106.0-minute average delay, 1.25% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Moab, UT.