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Airport · MRY · Monterey, California

Monterey, CA

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.9%
On-time
Top 45%
on-time, US airports
87 min
Delay when late
0.86%
Cancelled
#152 of 382
Corpus placement
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MRY on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%83.9%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 342,626.

Late Aircraft 40.4% (138,332 min)
Carrier 40.2% (137,699 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.1% (34,775 min)
Weather 9.3% (31,766 min)
Security 0.0% (54 min)

MRY - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (94.6%) · worst: December (90.4%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.4%

MRY - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.9% 92.8% ▼ -3.2%

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).

14 min16 min18 min20 min Jan 24Dec 25 16 min 18.1 min ▲ +13.1%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Monterey, CA.

Cancellation Rate

0.86%

412 of 47,880 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

56 of 47,880 flights

Delay Rate

16.1%

7,712 of 47,880 flights

Top Routes from MRY

Busiest routes to and from Monterey, CA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
PHX (Phoenix) → MRY (Monterey) 6,745 82% 598 mi
MRY (Monterey) → PHX (Phoenix) 6,744 85.1% 598 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → MRY (Monterey) 3,763 88.2% 266 mi
MRY (Monterey) → LAX (Los Angeles) 3,761 88.1% 266 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → MRY (Monterey) 2,793 83.9% 77 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MRY (Monterey) 2,768 77% 1,430 mi
MRY (Monterey) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 2,766 77.8% 1,430 mi
MRY (Monterey) → SFO (San Francisco) 2,728 83.9% 77 mi
MRY (Monterey) → DEN (Denver) 2,674 87.1% 959 mi
DEN (Denver) → MRY (Monterey) 2,549 79.1% 959 mi
MRY (Monterey) → SAN (San Diego) 2,085 82.9% 375 mi
SAN (San Diego) → MRY (Monterey) 2,085 79.2% 375 mi
MRY (Monterey) → SEA (Seattle) 732 88.8% 750 mi
SEA (Seattle) → MRY (Monterey) 732 87.4% 750 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.9%).

Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC

83.9% on-time 80,728 flights

Missoula, MT

Missoula, MT

83.9% on-time 52,758 flights

Augusta, GA

Augusta, GA

84% on-time 41,579 flights

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson, ND

84% on-time 4,996 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 47,880).

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

47,923 flights 80.6% on-time

Bangor, ME

Bangor, ME

47,532 flights 83% on-time

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay, WI

48,314 flights 85.5% on-time

Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA

Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA

48,496 flights 83.7% on-time

Other Airports in California

Compare performance with other California airports.

LAX 82.8%

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles · 2,137,032 flights
SFO 81%

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco · 1,466,784 flights
SAN 80.8%

San Diego, CA

San Diego · 973,807 flights
SMF 82.7%

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento · 592,833 flights
SJC 84.2%

San Jose, CA

San Jose · 546,547 flights
SNA 82.5%

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana · 482,186 flights
OAK 81.7%

Oakland, CA

Oakland · 472,036 flights
BUR 82.4%

Burbank, CA

Burbank · 319,148 flights

MRY delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for California: California 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 MRY's data

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.

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.