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Columbus, MS

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Columbus, MS (GTR) ranks #254 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Columbus, MS posts top-5% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

89.9%
On-time
Top 3%
on-time, US airports
88 min
Delay when late
0.48%
Cancelled
#254 of 382
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GTR on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%89.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 44,726.

Late Aircraft 33.1% (14,789 min)
Carrier 38.3% (17,108 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.0% (5,820 min)
Weather 15.6% (6,988 min)
Security 0.0% (21 min)

GTR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (97.3%) · worst: July (92.6%)

92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 95.2%

GTR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 95.2% 88.5% ▼ -7.0%

GTR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 16.5 min · taxi-in 3.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Sep 23Dec 25 16.4 min 19.1 min ▲ +16.5%

GTR's average taxi-out (16.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.0 min (December 2023) to 21.8 min (December 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Columbus, MS.

Cancellation Rate

0.48%

45 of 9,419 flights

Diversion Rate

0.08%

8 of 9,419 flights

Delay Rate

10.1%

949 of 9,419 flights

Top Routes from GTR

Busiest routes to and from Columbus, MS.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
GTR (Columbus) → ATL (Atlanta) 4,467 90.7% 241 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → GTR (Columbus) 4,466 90% 241 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Columbus, MS, both outside Mississippi so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 89.9%).

Lewiston, ID

Lewiston, ID

89.7% on-time 10,808 flights

Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau, MO

89.7% on-time 3,473 flights

Gustavus, AK

Gustavus, AK

90.3% on-time 1,064 flights

Dubuque, IA

Dubuque, IA

89.5% on-time 3,012 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,419).

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown, ND

9,384 flights 87.2% on-time

Rockford, IL

Rockford, IL

9,512 flights 78.9% on-time

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, GA

9,259 flights 88.3% on-time

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX

9,249 flights 87% on-time

Other Airports in Mississippi

Compare performance with other Mississippi airports.

JAN 84.2%

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

Jackson/Vicksburg · 79,839 flights
GPT 86%

Gulfport/Biloxi, MS

Gulfport/Biloxi · 38,923 flights
MEI 84.1%

Meridian, MS

Meridian · 7,934 flights
PIB 85%

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

Hattiesburg/Laurel · 7,551 flights

GTR delay-share reading

The standout signal at Columbus, MS is on-time standing: 89.9% (10.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; roughly the top-5% on-time performance) across 9,419 BTS flights (2020–2025). When a departure runs late, the average delay is 87.7 minutes; cancellations run 0.48%.

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.1% late-aircraft, 38.3% carrier, 13.0% NAS, 15.6% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, GTR is strongest in November (97.3% on-time) and weakest in July (92.6%), a 4.7-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~174 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 90.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Mississippi: Mississippi flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using GTR's data

GTR's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from GTR before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.5 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.