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Airport · MYR · Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, SC

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.1%
On-time
Top 66%
on-time, US airports
77 min
Delay when late
1.28%
Cancelled
#80 of 382
Corpus placement
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MYR on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%82.1%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 1,135,520.

Late Aircraft 47.5% (539,556 min)
Carrier 25.4% (288,768 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 22.0% (249,362 min)
Weather 5.0% (57,114 min)
Security 0.1% (720 min)

MYR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (94.4%) · worst: July (87.6%)

86%88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.3%

MYR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 96.1% 89.1% ▼ -7.3%

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).

12 min13 min14 min15 min Jan 24Dec 25 13.6 min 14.4 min ▲ +5.9%

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.

Cancellation Rate

1.28%

2,202 of 171,781 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

175 of 171,781 flights

Delay Rate

17.9%

30,678 of 171,781 flights

Top Routes from MYR

Busiest routes to and from Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
CLT (Charlotte) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 14,469 81.2% 157 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → CLT (Charlotte) 14,467 85.3% 157 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 8,841 86% 317 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → ATL (Atlanta) 8,837 90.3% 317 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → LGA (New York) 5,528 84.9% 563 mi
LGA (New York) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 5,521 84.3% 563 mi
EWR (Newark) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 5,504 80.2% 550 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → EWR (Newark) 5,504 80% 550 mi
BWI (Baltimore) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 5,502 75% 399 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → BWI (Baltimore) 5,500 84.7% 399 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → PHL (Philadelphia) 3,600 82.9% 473 mi
PHL (Philadelphia) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 3,599 83% 473 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → DTW (Detroit) 3,558 88.2% 636 mi
DTW (Detroit) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 3,531 87.2% 636 mi
BNA (Nashville) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 3,033 80.8% 471 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → BNA (Nashville) 3,031 82.9% 471 mi
BOS (Boston) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 2,992 80.9% 738 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → BOS (Boston) 2,990 78.5% 738 mi
DCA (Washington) → MYR (Myrtle Beach) 2,318 80.5% 372 mi
MYR (Myrtle Beach) → DCA (Washington) 2,290 75.9% 372 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.1%).

Cincinnati, OH

Cincinnati, KY

82.1% on-time 423,583 flights

Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque, NM

82.1% on-time 251,288 flights

Johnstown, PA

Johnstown, PA

82.1% on-time 7,267 flights

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

82% on-time 2,345,248 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 171,781).

Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, IA

169,476 flights 82.6% on-time

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach, CA

174,755 flights 83.2% on-time

Kona, HI

Kona, HI

177,017 flights 86.3% on-time

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

Sarasota/Bradenton, FL

177,587 flights 79.5% on-time

Other Airports in South Carolina

Compare performance with other South Carolina airports.

CHS 81.4%

Charleston, SC

Charleston · 276,798 flights
GSP 83.5%

Greer, SC

Greer · 155,526 flights
CAE 84.3%

Columbia, SC

Columbia · 67,973 flights
HHH 83.5%

Hilton Head, SC

Hilton Head · 27,234 flights
FLO 92.5%

Florence, SC

Florence · 226 flights

MYR delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for South Carolina: South Carolina 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 MYR's data

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.

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.