Airport · HYA · Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hyannis, MA
Hyannis, MA posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport. According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, drawn from 2,242 flights (2020–2025); its biggest delay driver is late aircraft.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.1%
- On-time
- Top 87%
- on-time, US airports
- 103 min
- Delay when late
- 2.32%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Total Flights
2,242
Best Month
Oct 93.8%
Worst Month
Jul 84.8%
Delayed
468
Cancelled
52
HYA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Where HYA sits among all 382 tracked airports
HYA's 79.1% on-time rate falls in the 75-80% band, the 48-airport band it shares.
National on-time-rate distribution
- 60-65% 1
1 airport between 60% and 65% on-time
1 airports
- 65-70% 4
4 airports between 65% and 70% on-time
4 airports
- 70-75% 9
9 airports between 70% and 75% on-time
9 airports
- 75-80% 48
48 airports between 75% and 80% on-time
48 airports
- 80-85%
192 airports between 80% and 85% on-time
192 airports
- 85-90%
116 airports between 85% and 90% on-time
116 airports
- 90-95% 12
12 airports between 90% and 95% on-time
12 airports
What this shows HYA is marked in the 75-80% band.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 32,473.
HYA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (93.8%) · worst: July (84.8%)
Seasonal Performance Patterns
Monthly averages across all years of data. Best month: October (93.8% on-time). Most delays: July (84.8% on-time).
| Month | Avg Flights | Avg Delayed | Avg Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | 21 | 2 | 0 | 93.8% |
| September | 36 | 5 | 1 | 92.7% |
| August | 125 | 22 | 2 | 89.7% |
| July | 143 | 37 | 5 | 84.8% |
| June | 87 | 21 | 2 | 86.2% |
| May | 19 | 4 | 1 | 89.7% |
Year-Over-Year Performance
Annual flight volume and on-time trends at HYA.
HYA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
| Year | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | On-Time % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 760 | 83 | 13 | 89.1% |
| 2024 | 538 | 63 | 9 | 88.3% |
| 2023 | 416 | 52 | 16 | 87.5% |
| 2022 | 248 | 42 | 6 | 83.1% |
| 2021 | 236 | 32 | 4 | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 100% |
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
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of flight data.
| Period | Flights | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2025 | 280 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2025 | 282 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| Jun 2025 | 98 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 2024 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2024 | 186 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| Jul 2024 | 186 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| Jun 2024 | 130 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| May 2024 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2023 | 124 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2023 | 124 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| Jun 2023 | 120 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| May 2023 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2022 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 2022 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 2022 | 62 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 2022 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| May 2022 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2021 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 2021 | 62 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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Hyannis, MA in Hyannis, Massachusetts handled 2,242 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 79.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 468 experienced delays, 52 were cancelled, and 5 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.32%, the diversion rate to 0.22%, and the average delay when departures run late is 102.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing HYA against other airports in the same state and nationally.
Breaking down what drives delays at HYA, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 40.5% of total delay minutes, followed by NAS (National Aviation System) at 29.0% and Carrier at 23.8%. Weather contributes 6.7% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. 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 HYA with a 93.8% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 84.8% - a 9-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 143. Combine these numbers - 79.1% on-time, 102.5-minute average delay, 2.32% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Hyannis, MA.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
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