Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS) delays & on-time performance
Ashland, West Virginia · 6 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at HTS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
52%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.5%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
45 min
91 min when late
Departed on time
53%
avg taxi-out 10 min
Figures cover 481 departures from HTS; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into HTS were on time 63% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS) arrived on time 52% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.5% were cancelled, and 20% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (84% on time); around 4pm did worst (38%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (50%).
Most delayed routes from HTS
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from HTS
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at HTS
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 52% | 1.5% | 45 min | 6 | 481 |
Best time to fly out of HTS
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 9am84%31 flts
- 3pm54%41 flts
- 4pm38%59 flts
- 8pm44%41 flts
- 9pm39%125 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft50%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather8%
- 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.