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Airport · MOB · Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, AL

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Mobile, AL (MOB) ranks #174 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Mobile, AL posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.2%
On-time
Top 31%
on-time, US airports
84 min
Delay when late
1.30%
Cancelled
#174 of 382
Corpus placement
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MOB on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 212,348.

Late Aircraft 36.8% (78,103 min)
Carrier 36.8% (78,145 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 14.1% (29,878 min)
Weather 12.3% (26,091 min)
Security 0.1% (131 min)

MOB - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (95.6%) · worst: June (90.8%)

90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.7%

MOB - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.5% 90.4% ▼ -5.3%

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

Average taxi-out 15.5 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min14 min16 min18 min20 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.2 min 14.8 min ▼ -2.6%

MOB's average taxi-out (15.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.5 min (November 2025) to 17.9 min (December 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Mobile, AL.

Cancellation Rate

1.30%

435 of 33,438 flights

Diversion Rate

0.14%

48 of 33,438 flights

Delay Rate

14.8%

4,954 of 33,438 flights

Top Routes from MOB

Busiest routes to and from Mobile, AL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ATL (Atlanta) → MOB (Mobile) 7,902 87% 302 mi
MOB (Mobile) → ATL (Atlanta) 7,902 89.1% 302 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MOB (Mobile) 6,322 79.6% 539 mi
MOB (Mobile) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 6,320 78.6% 539 mi
IAH (Houston) → MOB (Mobile) 1,390 87.6% 427 mi
MOB (Mobile) → IAH (Houston) 1,390 87.8% 427 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → MOB (Mobile) 905 86% 526 mi
MOB (Mobile) → CLT (Charlotte) 904 86.5% 526 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Mobile, 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: 85.2%).

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

85.2% on-time 266,753 flights

Bloomington/Normal, IL

Bloomington/Normal, IL

85.2% on-time 25,097 flights

Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN

85.2% on-time 23,374 flights

Abilene, TX

Abilene, TX

85.2% on-time 21,805 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 33,438).

Atlantic City, NJ

Atlantic City, NJ

34,258 flights 82.3% on-time

Montrose/Delta, CO

Montrose/Delta, CO

32,233 flights 81.3% on-time

Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach, FL

34,922 flights 84.9% on-time

Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville, VA

31,578 flights 85.5% 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
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

MOB delay-share reading

The standout signal at Mobile, AL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 36.8% of 212,348 delay minutes across 33,438 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.2% (6.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 4,954 delayed and 435 cancelled (1.30%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (36.8% late-aircraft, 36.8% carrier, 14.1% NAS, 12.3% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, MOB is strongest in October (95.6% on-time) and weakest in June (90.8%), a 4.8-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~547 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 87% 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 MOB's data

MOB's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MOB 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 15.5 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.

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.