According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Huntsville, AL (HSV) ranks #109 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Huntsville, AL posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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HSV on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Huntsville, AL sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Huntsville, AL handles more flight
volume than 72% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
41% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy 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.
Huntsville, AL vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 91,787 ·
On-time rate: 82.6%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes638,100 min
Carrier256,066 min · 40%
Late Aircraft238,751 min · 37%
NAS (National Aviation System)86,937 min · 14%
Weather55,436 min · 9%
Security910 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
HSV - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (93.4%) · worst: July (89.1%)
HSV - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HSV - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.8 min · taxi-in 6.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HSV's average taxi-out (16.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.2 min (July 2024) to 21.3 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Huntsville, AL, both outside Alabama 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 Huntsville, AL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.1% of 638,100 delay minutes across 91,787 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.6% (3.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 15,949 delayed and 1,154 cancelled (1.26%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (37.4% late-aircraft, 40.1% carrier, 13.6% NAS, 8.7% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, HSV is strongest in April (93.4% on-time) and weakest in July (89.1%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,378 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 88.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Huntsville, AL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.6%Top 59%higher than 41% of 382 airports
Huntsville, AL
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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.
HSV's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from HSV before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.8 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 Huntsville, AL's on-time rate?
Huntsville, AL (HSV) has a 82.6% on-time rate across 91,787 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does HSV rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Huntsville, AL ranks #109 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Huntsville, AL?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at HSV, accounting for 40.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 37.4% late-aircraft, 40.1% carrier, 13.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.7% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Huntsville, AL?
April is historically HSV's strongest month at 93.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.1%, a 4.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.