Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) delays & on-time performance
Mobile, Alabama · 3 nonstop destinations · 4 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MOB right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.0%
63 flights
Avg arrival delay
15 min
82 min when late
Departed on time
83%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 2,071 departures from MOB; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into MOB were on time 80% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (72%).
- Departures scheduled around 2pm did best (94% on time); around 5pm did worst (70%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (39%).
Most delayed routes from MOB
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth82%1,155 flts
- ATL · Atlanta83%905 flts
Most reliable routes from MOB
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ATL · Atlanta83%905 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth82%1,155 flts
Best airline at MOB
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 86% | 2.3% | 12 min | 1 | 747 |
| Envoy Air | 83% | 4.1% | 14 min | 1 | 656 |
| PSA Airlines | 82% | 3.3% | 17 min | 2 | 510 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 72% | 1.3% | 27 min | 1 | 158 |
Best time to fly out of MOB
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am88%395 flts
- 6am93%243 flts
- 9am87%49 flts
- 10am86%220 flts
- 11am72%72 flts
- 12pm86%181 flts
- 1pm81%55 flts
- 2pm94%50 flts
- 3pm87%106 flts
- 4pm71%220 flts
- 5pm70%111 flts
- 6pm76%129 flts
- 7pm78%240 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)39%
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion13%
- Extreme weather11%
- Security1%
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.