Best time to fly out of Martha's Vineyard (MVY)
The early-flight folk wisdom bends at Martha's Vineyard: the steadiest stretch was the 12–2pm band at 78.7%, while 4–6pm departures managed 67.1%. 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.
| Departure time | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 6am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10am–12pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 12–2pm | 82 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 71 | 81 |
| 2–4pm | 68 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 69 |
| 4–6pm | – | – | – | – | 63 | 73 | 65 |
| 6–8pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 8–10pm | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10pm–12am | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The steadiest stretch at MVY was 12–2pm — 78.7% of departures left on time across 876 flights. The weakest was 4–6pm at 67.1%.
The year at MVY
July was the hard month at MVY: 71.7% of departures left on time, across 1,048 flights. May was the easy one at 86%. Each month pools three years of that month, so a single bad week does not decide it.
| Month | Share departures that left on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | Not enough flights to say | 0 |
| February | Not enough flights to say | 0 |
| March | Not enough flights to say | 0 |
| April | Not enough flights to say | 0 |
| May | 86% | 103 |
| June | 76.2% | 592 |
| July | 71.7% | 1,048 |
| August | 74.1% | 1,056 |
| September | 82.2% | 303 |
| October | 84.8% | 106 |
| November | Not enough flights to say | 0 |
| December | Not enough flights to say | 0 |
Airlines at MVY
Every airline with at least 100 departures from MVY, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 78.4% | 98 min | 4.2% | 1,724 |
| JetBlue Airways | 72.2% | 113 min | 5.4% | 1,420 |
What delays out of MVY were put down to
Airlines file a reason with every arrival running 15 minutes late or more. Across 852 flights that departed MVY and ran 15 minutes late or more, the delay minutes break down with 35.4% put down to late-arriving aircraft and 26.6% to air traffic & airport volume.
- Late-arriving aircraft 35.4%
- Airline operations 26.2%
- Air traffic & airport volume 26.6%
- Severe weather 11.6%
- Security 0.2%
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 MVY
Of 3,208 scheduled arrivals into MVY, 78.8% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Of the 571 arrivals that ran late, 50.4% 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 MVY
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.
MVY in one number
Martha's Vineyard (MVY)
Rank 235 of 363 US airports by departures. Steadiest stretch of the day: 12–2pm. Hardest month: July.
Questions about MVY
- What is the best time of day to fly out of Martha's Vineyard?
- 12–2pm. Departures in that band left on time 78.7% of the time across 876 flights, July 2023 through June 2026 — the best of the ten bands in the day. The 4–6pm band was the weakest at 67.1%.
- What is the worst month to fly out of MVY?
- July: 71.7% of the departures that flew left on time, with 1,048 scheduled. May was the other end of the year at 86%. Each figure pools three years of that calendar month.
- Which airline is most on time at MVY?
- Republic Airways — 78.4% of its 1,724 departures from MVY left on time. JetBlue Airways sat at the other end at 72.2% over 1,420 flights. Only airlines with at least 100 departures here are ranked.
- How often are flights cancelled at MVY?
- 4.6% 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.