Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) delays & on-time performance
Atlantic City, New Jersey · 10 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ACY right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.6%
104 flights
Avg arrival delay
23 min
91 min when late
Departed on time
76%
avg taxi-out 12 min
Figures cover 2,271 departures from ACY; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into ACY were on time 71% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 4.6% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- Spirit Airlines was the most punctual airline here (81% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (46%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (91% on time); around 4pm did worst (46%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (36%).
Most delayed routes from ACY
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale66%550 flts
- MCO · Orlando81%517 flts
Most reliable routes from ACY
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MCO · Orlando81%517 flts
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale66%550 flts
Best airline at ACY
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines | 81% | 4.9% | 16 min | 7 | 1,941 |
| Allegiant Air | 46% | 2.4% | 64 min | 5 | 330 |
Best time to fly out of ACY
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am91%198 flts
- 6am91%331 flts
- 7am87%213 flts
- 9am92%37 flts
- 10am86%221 flts
- 11am78%61 flts
- 12pm59%184 flts
- 1pm68%167 flts
- 2pm80%86 flts
- 3pm61%78 flts
- 4pm46%69 flts
- 5pm73%170 flts
- 6pm70%134 flts
- 7pm63%79 flts
- 8pm63%158 flts
- 9pm55%72 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft36%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion29%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.