Savannah, GA

What the Data Says About SAV

Savannah, GA in Savannah, Georgia handled 204,730 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 80.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 39,182 experienced delays, 2,718 were cancelled, and 244 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.33%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 76.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing SAV against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at SAV, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 40.8% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 33.7% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.4%. Weather contributes 5.8% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.2%. 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 SAV with a 93.1% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 86.3% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 3,223. The busiest route from SAV is to SAV (Savannah), with 16,260 flights at a 85% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 80.9% on-time, 76.9-minute average delay, 1.33% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Savannah, GA.