According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Monterey, CA (MRY) ranks #152 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Monterey, CA posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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MRY on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 342,626.
Late Aircraft40.4% (138,332 min)
Carrier40.2% (137,699 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)10.1% (34,775 min)
Weather9.3% (31,766 min)
Security0.0% (54 min)
MRY - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.6%) · worst: December (90.4%)
MRY - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MRY - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.6 min · taxi-in 5.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MRY's average taxi-out (17.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 15.3 min (December 2024) to 19.3 min (October 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Monterey, CA, both outside California 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 Monterey, CA is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 40.4% of 342,626 delay minutes across 47,880 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.9% (4.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 7,712 delayed and 412 cancelled (0.86%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (40.4% late-aircraft, 40.2% carrier, 10.1% NAS, 9.3% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, MRY is strongest in April (94.6% on-time) and weakest in December (90.4%), a 4.2-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~747 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to PHX (Phoenix) at 82% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Monterey, CA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.9%Top 45%higher than 55% of 382 airports
Monterey, CA
60%95%
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.
MRY's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from MRY before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.6 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 Monterey, CA's on-time rate?
Monterey, CA (MRY) has a 83.9% on-time rate across 47,880 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MRY rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Monterey, CA ranks #152 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 Monterey, CA?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at MRY, accounting for 40.4% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.4% late-aircraft, 40.2% carrier, 10.1% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.3% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Monterey, CA?
April is historically MRY's strongest month at 94.6% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.4%, a 4.2-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