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Airport · BJI · Bemidji, Minnesota

Bemidji, MN

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Bemidji, MN (BJI) ranks #274 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Bemidji, MN posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

88%
On-time
Top 10%
on-time, US airports
118 min
Delay when late
0.83%
Cancelled
#274 of 382
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BJI on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%88%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 58,820.

Late Aircraft 0.0% (0 min)
Carrier 68.7% (40,403 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 3.1% (1,825 min)
Weather 28.2% (16,567 min)
Security 0.0% (25 min)

BJI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (96.8%) · worst: December (89.9%)

88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89.9%

BJI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98%100% 202020212022202320242025 97.5% 94.6% ▼ -3.0%

BJI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 15.3 min · taxi-in 5.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

0 min10 min20 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 22.7 min 26.6 min ▲ +17.2%

BJI's average taxi-out (15.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 9.7 min (October 2024) to 26.6 min (December 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Bemidji, MN.

Cancellation Rate

0.83%

72 of 8,666 flights

Diversion Rate

0.03%

3 of 8,666 flights

Delay Rate

12.0%

1,036 of 8,666 flights

Top Routes from BJI

Busiest routes to and from Bemidji, MN.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MSP (Minneapolis) → BJI (Bemidji) 4,224 87.1% 199 mi
BJI (Bemidji) → MSP (Minneapolis) 4,223 88.4% 199 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Bemidji, MN, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 88%).

St. George, UT

St. George, UT

88% on-time 39,026 flights

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon, MI

88% on-time 3,627 flights

Yakima, WA

Yakima, WA

88% on-time 2,733 flights

Dothan, AL

Dothan, AL

88.1% on-time 8,886 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,666).

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

8,658 flights 84.9% on-time

Cordova, AK

Cordova, AK

8,691 flights 84.2% on-time

Yakutat, AK

Yakutat, AK

8,692 flights 85.4% on-time

Petersburg, AK

Petersburg, AK

8,696 flights 85.4% on-time

Other Airports in Minnesota

Compare performance with other Minnesota airports.

MSP 85.4%

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis · 1,406,487 flights
DLH 85.2%

Duluth, MN

Duluth · 23,374 flights
RST 85.8%

Rochester, MN

Rochester · 20,848 flights
BRD 88.9%

Brainerd, MN

Brainerd · 7,762 flights
HIB 89%

Hibbing, MN

Hibbing · 7,678 flights
INL 88.3%

International Falls, MN

International Falls · 7,505 flights
STC 83.2%

St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud · 1,690 flights

BJI delay-share reading

The standout signal at Bemidji, MN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 68.7% of 58,820 delay minutes across 8,666 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88% (9 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,036 delayed and 72 cancelled (0.83%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.0% late-aircraft, 68.7% carrier, 3.1% NAS, 28.2% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, BJI is strongest in April (96.8% on-time) and weakest in December (89.9%), a 6.9-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~126 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 87.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Minnesota: Minnesota flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using BJI's data

BJI's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from BJI before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.3 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.