Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport handled 5,752 passengers in May 2026, down 5.1% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays
Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay15:00–16:00-2.4min · 588 recorded · 583 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour2.8min15:00 ↔ 13:00
Recorded flights1,324Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
Departure hour
On-time departures
100.050.00.0
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Average departure delay
1.0-0.7-2.4
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Recorded flights
5882940
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
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01:00
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02:00
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03:00
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04:00
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05:00
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06:00
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07:00
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08:00
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09:00
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10:00
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11:00
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12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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159
160
13:00
85.6%
0.4 min
485
502
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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72
74
15:00
84.9%
-2.4 min
583
588
16:00
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17:00
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18:00
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19:00
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20:00
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21:00
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22:00
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23:00
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Day of week
Recorded flights
192960
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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No bucket in this view has 200 measured departures yet. Flight counts are shown; on-time and delay charts become available when the sample is large enough.
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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185
192
Tuesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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187
192
Wednesday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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183
186
Thursday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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180
182
Friday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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189
190
Saturday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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188
190
Sunday
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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187
192
Month of year
Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
Recorded flights
124620
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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109
120
Feb
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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111
112
Mar
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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122
124
Apr
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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120
120
May
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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124
124
Jun
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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120
120
Jul
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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61
62
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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62
62
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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118
120
Oct
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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123
124
Nov
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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113
116
Dec
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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116
120
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes
On time83.8%1,110
Delayed >15 min14.3%189
Cancelled1.9%25
Missing departure time0.0%0
All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.