Myrtle Beach, SC

What the Data Says About MYR

Myrtle Beach, SC in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina handled 171,781 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 30,678 experienced delays, 2,202 were cancelled, and 175 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.28%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 76.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MYR against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MYR, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 47.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 25.4% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 22.0%. Weather contributes 5.0% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at MYR with a 94.4% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 87.6% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 3,794. The busiest route from MYR is to MYR (Myrtle Beach), with 14,469 flights at a 81.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.1% on-time, 76.5-minute average delay, 1.28% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Myrtle Beach, SC.