Columbus, GA

What the Data Says About CSG

Columbus, GA in Columbus, Georgia handled 11,968 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2024, posting a 87.4% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,504 experienced delays, 83 were cancelled, and 7 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.69%, the diversion rate to 0.06%, and the average delay when departures run late is 85.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing CSG against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at CSG, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 51.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 29.6% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 9.7%. Weather contributes 9.0% 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, September runs the cleanest at CSG with a 95.9% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 91.6% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 226. The busiest route from CSG is to ATL (Atlanta), with 4,903 flights at a 87.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87.4% on-time, 85.5-minute average delay, 0.69% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Columbus, GA.