Huntsville International Airport (HSV) delays & on-time performance
Huntsville, Alabama · 13 nonstop destinations · 7 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at HSV right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.4%
198 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
100 min when late
Departed on time
79%
avg taxi-out 17 min
Figures cover 8,180 departures from HSV; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into HSV were on time 77% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Huntsville International Airport (HSV) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.4% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (89% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (75%).
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (89% on time); around 6pm did worst (62%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (38%).
Most delayed routes from HSV
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago69%1,100 flts
- DCA · Washington72%1,320 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth78%2,064 flts
- DEN · Denver85%728 flts
- CLT · Charlotte87%406 flts
- ATL · Atlanta89%2,236 flts
Most reliable routes from HSV
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta89%2,236 flts
- CLT · Charlotte87%406 flts
- DEN · Denver85%728 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth78%2,064 flts
- DCA · Washington72%1,320 flts
- ORD · Chicago69%1,100 flts
Best airline at HSV
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 89% | 2.0% | 10 min | 2 | 2,230 |
| Republic Airways | 82% | 1.7% | 6 min | 1 | 58 |
| Envoy Air | 79% | 2.1% | 17 min | 5 | 1,450 |
| American Airlines | 76% | 3.7% | 28 min | 1 | 217 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 76% | 1.9% | 25 min | 6 | 2,025 |
| PSA Airlines | 75% | 3.7% | 31 min | 3 | 2,013 |
| Allegiant Air | 64% | 0.5% | 45 min | 4 | 187 |
Best time to fly out of HSV
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am89%782 flts
- 6am82%916 flts
- 7am84%868 flts
- 8am88%530 flts
- 9am87%582 flts
- 10am82%755 flts
- 11am80%168 flts
- 12pm76%586 flts
- 1pm71%449 flts
- 2pm75%461 flts
- 3pm77%518 flts
- 4pm79%240 flts
- 5pm76%343 flts
- 6pm62%679 flts
- 7pm72%267 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)38%
- Late-arriving aircraft38%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Extreme weather10%
- Security1%
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.