How reliable is Hamilton Island Airport?
Flights from HTI avoided significant airline-controlled delay in 65% of 9,244 flights in official BITRE history — and weather is calmest in Oct. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the airline-controlled delay record at HTI looks like
Avoided 15+ min controlled delay
across 9,244 flights
Source: BITRE. Origin-grouped, cause-attributed operational history; it is not a direct departure-punctuality measure or a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Hamilton Island
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 98/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — high winds, low visibility & fog · 94/100 favorability
The read on HTI
What the numbers say about flying through Hamilton Island Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Hamilton Island avoided significant airline-controlled delay about 65% of the time over 9,244 flights. That's a shaky record worth planning around. Pair it with a moderate cancellation rate of 1.6%. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 0 minutes.
On weather, Hamilton Island is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. October is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 98 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while March is the most disruptive at 94, driven mainly by high winds and low visibility & fog. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Hamilton Island, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about HTI
- How reliable is Hamilton Island Airport (HTI)?
- Flights from Hamilton Island avoided significant airline-controlled delay roughly 65% of the time across 9,244 flights of official history — a shaky record worth planning around. The cancellation rate runs about 1.6%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from HTI for good weather?
- October has the calmest flying weather at Hamilton Island Airport. March is the most disruptive, mainly from high winds and low visibility & fog.
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