According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Brainerd, MN (BRD) ranks #296 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Brainerd, MN posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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BRD on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Brainerd, MN sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Brainerd, MN handles more flight
volume than 23% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
94% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Brainerd, MN vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 7,762 ·
On-time rate: 88.9%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes49,037 min
Carrier34,943 min · 71%
Weather11,834 min · 24%
NAS (National Aviation System)2,116 min · 4%
Security139 min · 0%
Late Aircraft5 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
BRD - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (96.9%) · worst: December (91.6%)
BRD - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
BRD - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.7 min · taxi-in 5.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
BRD's average taxi-out (15.7 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 10.8 min (October 2024) to 22.2 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Brainerd, 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.
The standout signal at Brainerd, MN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 71.3% of 49,037 delay minutes across 7,762 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.9% (9.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 858 delayed and 60 cancelled (0.77%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.0% late-aircraft, 71.3% carrier, 4.3% NAS, 24.1% weather, 0.3% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, BRD is strongest in May (96.9% on-time) and weakest in December (91.6%), a 5.3-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~119 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 88.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Brainerd, MN vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
88.9%Top 6%higher than 94% of 382 airports
Brainerd, MN
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
BRD'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 BRD before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in May rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.7 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Brainerd, MN's on-time rate?
Brainerd, MN (BRD) has a 88.9% on-time rate across 7,762 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 9.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-10% on-time performance.
How does BRD rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Brainerd, MN ranks #296 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Brainerd, MN?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at BRD, accounting for 71.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 0.0% late-aircraft, 71.3% carrier, 4.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 24.1% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Brainerd, MN?
May is historically BRD's strongest month at 96.9% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91.6%, a 5.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.