Jack Edwards National Airport (GUF) delays & on-time performance
Gulf Shores, Alabama · 14 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at GUF right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
74%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
13 flights
Avg arrival delay
37 min
141 min when late
Departed on time
72%
avg taxi-out 13 min
Figures cover 716 departures from GUF; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into GUF were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Jack Edwards National Airport (GUF) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 10am did best (92% on time); around 8pm did worst (60%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (44%).
Most delayed routes from GUF
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from GUF
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at GUF
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 74% | 1.8% | 37 min | 14 | 716 |
Best time to fly out of GUF
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 10am92%65 flts
- 11am84%44 flts
- 12pm78%68 flts
- 1pm85%47 flts
- 2pm69%102 flts
- 3pm73%45 flts
- 4pm63%59 flts
- 5pm65%102 flts
- 7pm86%74 flts
- 8pm60%60 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft44%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)43%
- Extreme weather7%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion6%
- 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.