According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Hagerstown, MD (HGR) ranks #355 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Hagerstown, MD posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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HGR on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 41,817.
Late Aircraft48.2% (20,150 min)
Carrier28.4% (11,896 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)15.9% (6,641 min)
Weather7.1% (2,949 min)
Security0.4% (181 min)
HGR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (86.7%) · worst: December (79.7%)
HGR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HGR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 11.2 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HGR's average taxi-out (11.2 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (March 2024, 13.8 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Hagerstown, MD.
Cancellation Rate
1.53%
43 of 2,806 flights
Diversion Rate
0.11%
3 of 2,806 flights
Delay Rate
30.8%
864 of 2,806 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Hagerstown, MD, both outside Maryland so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Hagerstown, MD is on-time standing: 69.2% (9.8 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance) across 2,806 BTS flights (2020–2025). When a departure runs late, the average delay is 78.7 minutes; cancellations run 1.53%.
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (48.2% late-aircraft, 28.4% carrier, 15.9% NAS, 7.1% weather, 0.4% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, HGR is strongest in October (86.7% on-time) and weakest in December (79.7%), a 7.0-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~67 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Hagerstown, MD vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
69.2%Top 99%higher than 1% of 382 airports
Hagerstown, MD
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
HGR's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
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Travel in October rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 11.2 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hagerstown, MD's on-time rate?
Hagerstown, MD (HGR) has a 69.2% on-time rate across 2,806 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 9.8 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does HGR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Hagerstown, MD ranks #355 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Hagerstown, MD?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at HGR, accounting for 48.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 48.2% late-aircraft, 28.4% carrier, 15.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 7.1% weather, and 0.4% security.
When is the best time to fly through Hagerstown, MD?
October is historically HGR's strongest month at 86.7% on-time, while December is the weakest at 79.7%, a 7.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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