Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) delays & on-time performance
Hobbs, New Mexico · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at HOB right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.5%
10 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
154 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 658 departures from HOB; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into HOB were on time 75% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.5% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (83% on time); around 7am did worst (81%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (70%).
Most delayed routes from HOB
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver81%364 flts
Most reliable routes from HOB
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver81%364 flts
Best airline at HOB
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 82% | 1.5% | 28 min | 2 | 658 |
Best time to fly out of HOB
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am81%364 flts
- 8am83%294 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)70%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Extreme weather6%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion3%
- 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.