Best time to fly out of Myrtle Beach (MYR)

The early-flight folk wisdom holds up at Myrtle Beach: departures in the Before 6am band left on time 93.5% of the time, against 69.6% in the 6–8pm band. These are historical odds, not forecasts. The records say what happened on this schedule over three years; they know nothing about tomorrow’s thunderstorm.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

On-time rate by hour and day

On this page, “on time” means a departure that pushed back less than 15 minutes behind its scheduled time — the Bureau of Transportation Statistics definition, and the one airlines are held to.

Share of departures that left on time, by hour band and day of week.
Departure time MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Before 6am 94 95 95 94 92 92 93
6–8am 93 91 94 93 94 93 93
8–10am 90 91 94 90 91 89 92
10am–12pm 87 88 88 86 85 82 86
12–2pm 82 84 86 81 78 80 81
2–4pm 80 81 84 80 79 76 75
4–6pm 73 80 78 72 73 71 70
6–8pm 69 75 75 68 72 68 64
8–10pm 68 73 75 73 71 70 65
10pm–12am – – – – – – –
fewer left on time more left on time

The steadiest stretch at MYR was Before 6am — 93.5% of departures left on time across 1,191 flights. The weakest was 6–8pm at 69.6%. 6–8am departures from MYR left on time 92.9% of the time across 4,565 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69.6% across 6,249. That is a gap of 23.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.

The year at MYR

July was the hard month at MYR: 71.3% of departures left on time, across 5,471 flights. October was the easy one at 87.6%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.

Share of departures that left on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 80.5%.
Departure on-time share at MYR by calendar month
Month Share departures that left on time Flights
January 84.6% 2,255
February 84.9% 2,292
March 80.5% 2,971
April 83% 3,751
May 78.9% 4,260
June 74.4% 4,984
July 71.3% 5,471
August 78% 5,003
September 86.8% 4,009
October 87.6% 3,786
November 86.4% 2,840
December 81.6% 2,528

Airlines at MYR

Every airline with at least 100 departures from MYR, busiest first. These are that airline’s departures from this airport only — its record across the country sits on its own page.

Airline Left on time Typical delay Cancelled Departures
Spirit Airlines 79.9% 82 min 2.7% 10,924
Southwest Airlines 79.9% 54 min 0.8% 7,004
Delta Air Lines 86.1% 84 min 1.3% 6,362
PSA Airlines 80.5% 94 min 3.2% 6,151
American Airlines 78.5% 103 min 1.7% 3,986
Allegiant Air 73.9% 100 min 2.3% 3,839
Republic Airways 84% 95 min 5% 2,086
Frontier Airlines 71% 109 min 4.6% 965
Endeavor Air 90.4% 102 min 2.5% 915
Envoy Air 82.2% 72 min 1.8% 899
United Airlines 79.2% 101 min 1.7% 828
SkyWest Airlines 88% — 0% 191

A dash under typical delay means fewer than 30 of that airline’s departures ran 15 minutes late or more — too few to average.

What delays out of MYR were put down to

Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 8,202 flights that departed MYR and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 48.2% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 24.5% to airline operations.

Late-arriving aircraft 48.2% Airline operations 24.5% Air traffic & airport volume 21.6% Severe weather 5.7% Security 0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 48.2%
  • Airline operations 24.5%
  • Air traffic & airport volume 21.6%
  • Severe weather 5.7%
  • Security 0.1%

Late-arriving aircraft is the knock-on category: the plane came in late, so it went out late again. It is why a 7am problem in Newark is still a problem in Denver at dinnertime, and why it is usually the biggest slice on the bar.

If you are connecting through MYR

Of 44,148 scheduled arrivals into MYR, 77.3% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 9,093 arrivals that ran late, 53.5% were no more than 45 minutes behind — which is the difference between a tight connection and a new boarding pass.

Work out a specific layover — pick the airport and the minutes you have, and the tool reads the same arrival records back as a share.

Busiest routes out of MYR

Ranked by flights, with the share that arrived on time at the far end. Where a route carries enough flights for a page of its own the chip goes there; otherwise it goes to the destination airport.

MYR in one number

Myrtle Beach (MYR)

Rank 84 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: Before 6am. Hardest month: July.

July 2023–June 2026 · 43,159 departures flown

80.5% of departures left on time

Questions about MYR

What is the best time of day to fly out of Myrtle Beach?
Before 6am. Departures in that band left on time 93.5% of the time across 1,191 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 6–8pm band was the weakest at 69.6%.
Is the early flight out of MYR really more reliable?
6–8am departures from MYR left on time 92.9% of the time across 4,565 flights; 6–8pm departures, 69.6% across 6,249. That is a gap of 23.3 points, and it is the whole case for the early flight.
What is the worst month to fly out of MYR?
July: 71.3% of the departures that flew left on time, with 5,471 scheduled. October was the other end of the year at 87.6%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
Which airline is most on time at MYR?
Endeavor Air — 90.4% of its 915 departures from MYR left on time. Frontier Airlines sat at the other end at 71% over 965 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
How often are flights cancelled at MYR?
2.2% of scheduled departures were cancelled over July 2023 through June 2026. Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled, not against everything that flew — a rate that looks small still adds up to real people in a rebooking line.