Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW) delays & on-time performance
Morgantown, West Virginia · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MGW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
73%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
6.2%
43 flights
Avg arrival delay
50 min
181 min when late
Departed on time
76%
avg taxi-out 20 min
Figures cover 692 departures from MGW; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MGW were on time 71% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW) arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 6.2% were cancelled, and 17% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (85% on time); around 3pm did worst (56%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (55%).
Most delayed routes from MGW
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- IAD · Washington82%362 flts
Most reliable routes from MGW
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- IAD · Washington82%362 flts
Best airline at MGW
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 73% | 6.2% | 50 min | 2 | 692 |
Best time to fly out of MGW
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am85%270 flts
- 8am65%92 flts
- 10am69%122 flts
- 3pm56%115 flts
- 8pm72%92 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft55%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)28%
- Extreme weather9%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion8%
- 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.