Bozeman, MT

What the Data Says About BZN

Bozeman, MT in Bozeman, Montana handled 117,386 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.3% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 20,784 experienced delays, 920 were cancelled, and 212 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.78%, the diversion rate to 0.18%, and the average delay when departures run late is 73.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing BZN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at BZN, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 35.6% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 33.8% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 23.8%. Weather contributes 6.7% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at BZN with a 94.3% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 88.9% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 2,191. The busiest route from BZN is to DEN (Denver), with 14,375 flights at a 78.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.3% on-time, 73.8-minute average delay, 0.78% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Bozeman, MT.