Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) delays & on-time performance
Columbus, Mississippi · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at GTR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.0%
11 flights
Avg arrival delay
34 min
124 min when late
Departed on time
74%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 367 departures from GTR; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into GTR were on time 80% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 3% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 4pm did best (75% on time); around 3pm did worst (73%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (34%).
Most delayed routes from GTR
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from GTR
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth73%367 flts
Best airline at GTR
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 73% | 3.0% | 34 min | 1 | 367 |
Best time to fly out of GTR
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 3pm73%297 flts
- 4pm75%67 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)34%
- Late-arriving aircraft32%
- Extreme weather21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- 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.