Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) delays & on-time performance
Hancock/Houghton, Michigan · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CMX right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
68%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
7.1%
56 flights
Avg arrival delay
43 min
131 min when late
Departed on time
77%
avg taxi-out 21 min
Figures cover 792 departures from CMX; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into CMX were on time 69% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX) arrived on time 68% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 7.1% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (90% on time); around 7pm did worst (45%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (36%).
Most delayed routes from CMX
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago68%792 flts
Most reliable routes from CMX
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago68%792 flts
Best airline at CMX
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 68% | 7.1% | 43 min | 1 | 792 |
Best time to fly out of CMX
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 8am69%303 flts
- 9am90%62 flts
- 2pm74%55 flts
- 3pm65%308 flts
- 7pm45%64 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)36%
- Late-arriving aircraft30%
- Extreme weather18%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion16%
- 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.