According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Meridian, MS (MEI) ranks #289 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Meridian, MS posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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MEI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 77,500.
Late Aircraft30.7% (23,816 min)
Carrier49.8% (38,620 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)9.0% (6,951 min)
Weather10.0% (7,721 min)
Security0.5% (392 min)
MEI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (96.5%) · worst: June (89.8%)
MEI - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MEI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.5 min · taxi-in 4.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MEI's average taxi-out (13.5 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (November 2025, 19.2 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Meridian, MS, both outside Mississippi 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 Meridian, MS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 49.8% of 77,500 delay minutes across 7,934 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.1% (5.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,261 delayed and 83 cancelled (1.05%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.7% late-aircraft, 49.8% carrier, 9.0% NAS, 10.0% weather, 0.5% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, MEI is strongest in October (96.5% on-time) and weakest in June (89.8%), a 6.7-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~119 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to IAH (Houston) at 84.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Meridian, MS vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.1%Top 43%higher than 57% of 382 airports
Meridian, MS
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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.
MEI's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from MEI before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in October rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.5 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 Meridian, MS's on-time rate?
Meridian, MS (MEI) has a 84.1% on-time rate across 7,934 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MEI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Meridian, MS ranks #289 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 Meridian, MS?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MEI, accounting for 49.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 30.7% late-aircraft, 49.8% carrier, 9.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.0% weather, and 0.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through Meridian, MS?
October is historically MEI's strongest month at 96.5% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.8%, a 6.7-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