MBS International Airport (MBS) delays & on-time performance
Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, Michigan · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MBS right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Figures cover 2,061 departures from MBS; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MBS were on time 72% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing MBS International Airport (MBS) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (90% on time); around 5pm did worst (49%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (50%).
Most delayed routes from MBS
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago68%1,006 flts
- DTW · Detroit81%1,055 flts
Most reliable routes from MBS
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DTW · Detroit81%1,055 flts
- ORD · Chicago68%1,006 flts
Best airline at MBS
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 74% | 2.0% | 29 min | 2 | 2,061 |
Best time to fly out of MBS
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am72%32 flts
- 6am90%327 flts
- 7am74%207 flts
- 9am70%100 flts
- 11am82%220 flts
- 12pm77%96 flts
- 1pm69%65 flts
- 2pm70%315 flts
- 3pm84%189 flts
- 4pm63%138 flts
- 5pm49%49 flts
- 6pm63%272 flts
- 8pm64%30 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)50%
- Late-arriving aircraft21%
- Extreme weather16%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- 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.