According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Hyannis, MA (HYA) ranks #358 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Hyannis, MA posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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HYA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 32,473.
Late Aircraft40.5% (13,139 min)
Carrier23.8% (7,718 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)29.0% (9,430 min)
Weather6.7% (2,179 min)
Security0.0% (7 min)
HYA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (93.8%) · worst: July (84.8%)
HYA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HYA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 14 min · taxi-in 5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HYA's average taxi-out (14 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 6.6 min (September 2021) to 21.8 min (June 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Hyannis, MA.
Cancellation Rate
2.32%
52 of 2,242 flights
Diversion Rate
0.22%
5 of 2,242 flights
Delay Rate
20.9%
468 of 2,242 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Hyannis, MA, both outside Massachusetts 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 Hyannis, MA is traffic scale: 2,242 BTS flights (2020–2025) place it #358 of 382 by book size. That quiet-book footprint sits beside a 79.1% on-time rate (0.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average), 468 delayed departures, and 52 cancellations (2.32% of the book).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (40.5% late-aircraft, 23.8% carrier, 29.0% NAS, 6.7% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, HYA is strongest in October (93.8% on-time) and weakest in July (84.8%), a 9.0-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~143 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Hyannis, MA 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
Hyannis, MA
60%95%
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.
HYA'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 July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14 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 Hyannis, MA's on-time rate?
Hyannis, MA (HYA) has a 79.1% on-time rate across 2,242 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 HYA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Hyannis, MA ranks #358 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 Hyannis, MA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at HYA, accounting for 40.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.5% late-aircraft, 23.8% carrier, 29.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.7% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Hyannis, MA?
October is historically HYA's strongest month at 93.8% on-time, while July is the weakest at 84.8%, a 9.0-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