Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI) delays & on-time performance
Meridian, Mississippi · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MEI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
89 min when late
Departed on time
86%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 627 departures from MEI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MEI were on time 75% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI) arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (85% on time); around 9am did worst (76%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (47%).
Most delayed routes from MEI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- IAH · Houston84%627 flts
Most reliable routes from MEI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- IAH · Houston84%627 flts
Best airline at MEI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 84% | 1.1% | 15 min | 1 | 627 |
Best time to fly out of MEI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 8am85%327 flts
- 9am76%37 flts
- 1pm85%223 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)47%
- Late-arriving aircraft35%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather7%
- 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.