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Airport · HSV · Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, AL

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.6%
On-time
Top 59%
on-time, US airports
80 min
Delay when late
1.26%
Cancelled
#109 of 382
Corpus placement
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HSV on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.6%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 638,100.

Late Aircraft 37.4% (238,751 min)
Carrier 40.1% (256,066 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.6% (86,937 min)
Weather 8.7% (55,436 min)
Security 0.1% (910 min)

HSV - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (93.4%) · worst: July (89.1%)

88%89%90%91%92%93%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.5%

HSV - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 96% 88.5% ▼ -7.8%

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).

14 min16 min18 min20 min22 min Jan 24Dec 25 18.7 min 18 min ▼ -3.7%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Huntsville, AL.

Cancellation Rate

1.26%

1,154 of 91,787 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

110 of 91,787 flights

Delay Rate

17.4%

15,949 of 91,787 flights

Top Routes from HSV

Busiest routes to and from Huntsville, AL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → HSV (Huntsville) 12,923 88.2% 151 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → ATL (Atlanta) 12,922 91.1% 151 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → HSV (Huntsville) 10,821 80.4% 603 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 10,809 77% 603 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → HSV (Huntsville) 6,344 82.5% 333 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → CLT (Charlotte) 6,319 84.1% 333 mi
DCA (Washington) → HSV (Huntsville) 6,263 78.6% 613 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → DCA (Washington) 6,260 76.9% 613 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → ORD (Chicago) 3,842 75.4% 510 mi
ORD (Chicago) → HSV (Huntsville) 3,736 72.1% 510 mi
DEN (Denver) → HSV (Huntsville) 3,199 77.3% 1,048 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → DEN (Denver) 3,198 82.7% 1,048 mi
IAH (Houston) → HSV (Huntsville) 604 87.7% 595 mi
HSV (Huntsville) → IAH (Houston) 603 87.4% 595 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.6%).

Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AK

82.6% on-time 214,443 flights

Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, IA

82.6% on-time 169,476 flights

Fargo, ND

Fargo, ND

82.6% on-time 74,155 flights

Dillingham, AK

Dillingham, AK

82.6% on-time 2,866 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 91,787).

Lexington, KY

Lexington, KY

91,507 flights 83.6% on-time

Springfield, MO

Springfield, MO

92,073 flights 81.7% on-time

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, IA

91,140 flights 82.2% on-time

Eugene, OR

Eugene, OR

90,806 flights 84.1% on-time

Other Airports in Alabama

Compare performance with other Alabama airports.

BHM 81.5%

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham · 178,467 flights
MOB 85.2%

Mobile, AL

Mobile · 33,438 flights
MGM 82.3%

Montgomery, AL

Montgomery · 30,016 flights
DHN 88.1%

Dothan, AL

Dothan · 8,886 flights
GUF 81.8%

Gulf Shores, AL

Gulf Shores · 654 flights

HSV delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Alabama: Alabama flight data.

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.

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Using HSV's data

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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.