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.
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MOB 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: 212,348.
Late Aircraft36.8% (78,103 min)
Carrier36.8% (78,145 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)14.1% (29,878 min)
Weather12.3% (26,091 min)
Security0.1% (131 min)
MOB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (95.6%) · worst: June (90.8%)
MOB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Mobile, AL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.2%Top 31%higher than 69% of 382 airports
Mobile, AL
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mobile, AL's on-time rate?
Mobile, AL (MOB) has a 85.2% on-time rate across 33,438 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MOB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Mobile, AL ranks #174 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Mobile, AL?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MOB, accounting for 36.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 36.8% late-aircraft, 36.8% carrier, 14.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.3% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Mobile, AL?
October is historically MOB's strongest month at 95.6% on-time, while June is the weakest at 90.8%, a 4.8-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