Mobile, AL

What the Data Says About MOB

Mobile, AL in Mobile, Alabama handled 33,438 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 4,954 experienced delays, 435 were cancelled, and 48 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.30%, the diversion rate to 0.14%, and the average delay when departures run late is 83.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MOB against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MOB, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 36.8% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 36.8% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 14.1%. Weather contributes 12.3% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. 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 MOB with a 95.6% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 90.8% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 547. The busiest route from MOB is to MOB (Mobile), with 7,902 flights at a 87% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.2% on-time, 83.5-minute average delay, 1.30% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Mobile, AL.