According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Hobbs, NM (HOB) ranks #333 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Hobbs, NM posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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HOB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Hobbs, NM sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Hobbs, NM handles more flight
volume than 13% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
13% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Hobbs, NM vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 4,498 ·
On-time rate: 79.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes62,881 min
Carrier44,285 min · 70%
Weather6,780 min · 11%
Late Aircraft6,557 min · 10%
NAS (National Aviation System)4,452 min · 7%
Security807 min · 1%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
HOB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.5%) · worst: May (85.8%)
HOB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HOB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.9 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HOB's average taxi-out (15.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 10.0 min (May 2022) to 22.7 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Hobbs, NM, both outside New Mexico 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 Hobbs, NM is the delay mix: Carrier owns 70.4% of 62,881 delay minutes across 4,498 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 79.1% (0.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 940 delayed and 48 cancelled (1.07%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (10.4% late-aircraft, 70.4% carrier, 7.1% NAS, 10.8% weather, 1.3% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, HOB is strongest in September (95.5% on-time) and weakest in May (85.8%), a 9.7-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~118 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to IAH (Houston) at 81.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Hobbs, NM vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
79.1%Top 87%higher than 13% of 382 airports
Hobbs, NM
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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.
HOB'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.
Check the busiest route from HOB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than May if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.9 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 Hobbs, NM's on-time rate?
Hobbs, NM (HOB) has a 79.1% on-time rate across 4,498 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 0.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does HOB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Hobbs, NM ranks #333 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 Hobbs, NM?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at HOB, accounting for 70.4% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 10.4% late-aircraft, 70.4% carrier, 7.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.8% weather, and 1.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Hobbs, NM?
September is historically HOB's strongest month at 95.5% on-time, while May is the weakest at 85.8%, a 9.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.