Columbus, MS

What the Data Says About GTR

Columbus, MS in Columbus, Mississippi handled 9,419 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 89.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 949 experienced delays, 45 were cancelled, and 8 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.48%, the diversion rate to 0.08%, and the average delay when departures run late is 87.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing GTR against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at GTR, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 38.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 33.1% and Weather at 15.6%. Weather contributes 15.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. 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 GTR with a 97.3% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 92.6% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in January, when average flights hit 174. The busiest route from GTR is to ATL (Atlanta), with 4,467 flights at a 90.7% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 89.9% on-time, 87.7-minute average delay, 0.48% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Columbus, MS.