Yuma, AZ

What the Data Says About YUM

Yuma, AZ in Yuma, Arizona handled 20,032 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 86.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,635 experienced delays, 141 were cancelled, and 31 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.70%, the diversion rate to 0.15%, and the average delay when departures run late is 99.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing YUM against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at YUM, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 61.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 28.3% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 6.3%. Weather contributes 4.0% 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, September runs the cleanest at YUM with a 95.4% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 93.4% — a 2-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 329. The busiest route from YUM is to PHX (Phoenix), with 7,542 flights at a 86.6% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 86.8% on-time, 99.0-minute average delay, 0.70% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Yuma, AZ.