Martha's Vineyard, MA

What the Data Says About MVY

Martha's Vineyard, MA in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts handled 11,280 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 78.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,391 experienced delays, 235 were cancelled, and 19 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.08%, the diversion rate to 0.17%, and the average delay when departures run late is 89.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MVY against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MVY, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 41.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 26.0% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 24.2%. Weather contributes 8.4% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, May runs the cleanest at MVY with a 94.1% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 86.1% — a 8-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in August, when average flights hit 581. The busiest route from MVY is to MVY (Martha's Vineyard), with 1,741 flights at a 78.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 78.8% on-time, 89.6-minute average delay, 2.08% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Martha's Vineyard, MA.