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Airport · MGM · Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, AL

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Montgomery, AL (MGM) ranks #180 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Montgomery, 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

82.3%
On-time
Top 63%
on-time, US airports
94 min
Delay when late
1.28%
Cancelled
#180 of 382
Corpus placement
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MGM on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%82.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 254,242.

Late Aircraft 33.9% (86,238 min)
Carrier 42.5% (108,001 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.2% (28,507 min)
Weather 12.1% (30,826 min)
Security 0.3% (670 min)

MGM - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (93.8%) · worst: June (88.6%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89.1%

MGM - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 94.7% 87.2% ▼ -7.9%

MGM - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 18.1 min · taxi-in 4.4 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 17.9 min 16.1 min ▼ -10.1%

MGM's average taxi-out (18.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.8 min (August 2024) to 20.6 min (December 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Montgomery, AL.

Cancellation Rate

1.28%

385 of 30,016 flights

Diversion Rate

0.13%

38 of 30,016 flights

Delay Rate

17.7%

5,316 of 30,016 flights

Top Routes from MGM

Busiest routes to and from Montgomery, AL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → MGM (Montgomery) 7,806 85.9% 147 mi
MGM (Montgomery) → ATL (Atlanta) 7,806 84.9% 147 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MGM (Montgomery) 5,151 78.5% 622 mi
MGM (Montgomery) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 5,150 78.7% 622 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Montgomery, 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: 82.3%).

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WI

82.3% on-time 299,952 flights

Ontario, CA

Ontario, CA

82.3% on-time 272,856 flights

Oklahoma City, OK

Oklahoma City, OK

82.3% on-time 248,285 flights

Bozeman, MT

Bozeman, MT

82.3% on-time 117,386 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 30,016).

Great Falls, MT

Great Falls, MT

29,395 flights 88.3% on-time

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WA

29,229 flights 85.8% on-time

Minot, ND

Minot, ND

29,078 flights 84.8% on-time

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield, CA

30,993 flights 83.6% on-time

Other Airports in Alabama

Compare performance with other Alabama airports.

BHM 81.5%

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham · 178,467 flights
HSV 82.6%

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville · 91,787 flights
MOB 85.2%

Mobile, AL

Mobile · 33,438 flights
DHN 88.1%

Dothan, AL

Dothan · 8,886 flights
GUF 81.8%

Gulf Shores, AL

Gulf Shores · 654 flights

MGM delay-share reading

The standout signal at Montgomery, AL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 42.5% of 254,242 delay minutes across 30,016 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.3% (3.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 5,316 delayed and 385 cancelled (1.28%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.9% late-aircraft, 42.5% carrier, 11.2% NAS, 12.1% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, MGM is strongest in November (93.8% on-time) and weakest in June (88.6%), a 5.2-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~460 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 85.9% 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 MGM's data

MGM's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MGM before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.1 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

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