According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) ranks #80 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Myrtle Beach, SC posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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MYR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Myrtle Beach, SC sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Myrtle Beach, SC handles more flight
volume than 79% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
34% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Myrtle Beach, SC vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 171,781 ·
On-time rate: 82.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes1,135,520 min
Late Aircraft539,556 min · 48%
Carrier288,768 min · 25%
NAS (National Aviation System)249,362 min · 22%
Weather57,114 min · 5%
Security720 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
MYR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (94.4%) · worst: July (87.6%)
MYR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MYR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 13.7 min · taxi-in 5.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MYR's average taxi-out (13.7 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2024, 14.7 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Myrtle Beach, SC.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Myrtle Beach, SC, both outside South Carolina 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 Myrtle Beach, SC is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 47.5% of 1,135,520 delay minutes across 171,781 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.1% (3.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 30,678 delayed and 2,202 cancelled (1.28%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (47.5% late-aircraft, 25.4% carrier, 22.0% NAS, 5.0% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, MYR is strongest in November (94.4% on-time) and weakest in July (87.6%), a 6.8-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~3,794 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to CLT (Charlotte) at 81.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Myrtle Beach, SC vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.1%Top 66%higher than 34% of 382 airports
Myrtle Beach, SC
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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.
MYR's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from MYR before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.7 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 Myrtle Beach, SC's on-time rate?
Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) has a 82.1% on-time rate across 171,781 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does MYR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Myrtle Beach, SC ranks #80 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Myrtle Beach, SC?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at MYR, accounting for 47.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 47.5% late-aircraft, 25.4% carrier, 22.0% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.0% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Myrtle Beach, SC?
November is historically MYR's strongest month at 94.4% on-time, while July is the weakest at 87.6%, a 6.8-point swing across the BTS historical record.