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Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS (PIB) ranks #298 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85%
On-time
Top 33%
on-time, US airports
124 min
Delay when late
1.43%
Cancelled
#298 of 382
Corpus placement
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PIB on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 71,986.

Late Aircraft 38.4% (27,656 min)
Carrier 52.1% (37,512 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 4.9% (3,552 min)
Weather 4.4% (3,176 min)
Security 0.1% (90 min)

PIB - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (95.3%) · worst: May (91.9%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.7%

PIB - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 94.9% 90.7% ▼ -4.4%

PIB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 13.2 min · taxi-in 4.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min12 min14 min16 min Jan 24Dec 25 12.9 min 14.5 min ▲ +12.4%

PIB's average taxi-out (13.2 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (June 2025, 15.0 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS.

Cancellation Rate

1.43%

108 of 7,551 flights

Diversion Rate

0.07%

5 of 7,551 flights

Delay Rate

15.0%

1,133 of 7,551 flights

Top Routes from PIB

Busiest routes to and from Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
IAH (Houston) → PIB (Hattiesburg/Laurel) 2,926 83.2% 372 mi
PIB (Hattiesburg/Laurel) → IAH (Houston) 2,609 86.3% 372 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS, both outside Mississippi 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: 85%).

Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX

85% on-time 45,325 flights

Lansing, MI

Lansing, MI

85% on-time 21,361 flights

North Platte, NE

North Platte, NE

85% on-time 7,873 flights

Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction, CO

85.1% on-time 47,063 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 7,551).

International Falls, MN

International Falls, MN

7,505 flights 88.3% on-time

Hibbing, MN

Hibbing, MN

7,678 flights 89% on-time

Laramie, WY

Laramie, WY

7,419 flights 85.3% on-time

Brainerd, MN

Brainerd, MN

7,762 flights 88.9% on-time

Other Airports in Mississippi

Compare performance with other Mississippi airports.

JAN 84.2%

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

Jackson/Vicksburg · 79,839 flights
GPT 86%

Gulfport/Biloxi, MS

Gulfport/Biloxi · 38,923 flights
GTR 89.9%

Columbus, MS

Columbus · 9,419 flights
MEI 84.1%

Meridian, MS

Meridian · 7,934 flights

PIB delay-share reading

The standout signal at Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 52.1% of 71,986 delay minutes across 7,551 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85% (6 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,133 delayed and 108 cancelled (1.43%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (38.4% late-aircraft, 52.1% carrier, 4.9% NAS, 4.4% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, PIB is strongest in September (95.3% on-time) and weakest in May (91.9%), a 3.4-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~109 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to IAH (Houston) at 83.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Mississippi: Mississippi 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 PIB's data

PIB's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from PIB before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than May if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 13.2 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.