Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) delays & on-time performance
Manchester, New Hampshire · 10 nonstop destinations · 5 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MHT right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
81%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.3%
139 flights
Avg arrival delay
16 min
80 min when late
Departed on time
82%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 5,994 departures from MHT; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MHT were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) arrived on time 81% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.3% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Southwest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); PSA Airlines was the least (74%).
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (94% on time); around 4pm did worst (68%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (41%).
Most delayed routes from MHT
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DCA · Washington70%1,082 flts
- MCO · Orlando79%837 flts
- CLT · Charlotte79%918 flts
- ORD · Chicago83%602 flts
- MDW · Chicago88%523 flts
- BWI · Baltimore89%1,746 flts
Most reliable routes from MHT
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- BWI · Baltimore89%1,746 flts
- MDW · Chicago88%523 flts
- ORD · Chicago83%602 flts
- CLT · Charlotte79%918 flts
- MCO · Orlando79%837 flts
- DCA · Washington70%1,082 flts
Best airline at MHT
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 86% | 0.7% | 9 min | 4 | 2,824 |
| Envoy Air | 84% | 2.1% | 13 min | 1 | 578 |
| Republic Airways | 78% | 4.2% | 13 min | 1 | 24 |
| JetBlue | 75% | 1.8% | 19 min | 4 | 568 |
| PSA Airlines | 74% | 4.8% | 26 min | 2 | 2,000 |
Best time to fly out of MHT
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am93%752 flts
- 6am88%725 flts
- 7am89%636 flts
- 8am90%141 flts
- 9am94%265 flts
- 11am88%102 flts
- 12pm75%1,028 flts
- 1pm80%292 flts
- 2pm77%192 flts
- 3pm79%409 flts
- 4pm68%381 flts
- 5pm70%813 flts
- 6pm72%108 flts
- 7pm69%109 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft41%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion25%
- Extreme weather3%
- 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.