Hagerstown, MD

What the Data Says About HGR

Hagerstown, MD in Hagerstown, Maryland handled 2,806 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 69.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 864 experienced delays, 43 were cancelled, and 3 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.53%, the diversion rate to 0.11%, and the average delay when departures run late is 78.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing HGR against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at HGR, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 48.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 28.4% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 15.9%. Weather contributes 7.1% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.4%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at HGR with a 86.7% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 79.7% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 67. Combine these numbers — 69.2% on-time, 78.7-minute average delay, 1.53% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Hagerstown, MD.