According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Mosinee, WI (CWA) ranks #223 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Mosinee, WI posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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CWA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Mosinee, WI sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Mosinee, WI handles more flight
volume than 42% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
87% 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.
Mosinee, WI vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 16,116 ·
On-time rate: 87.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes90,086 min
Late Aircraft36,220 min · 40%
Carrier30,690 min · 34%
NAS (National Aviation System)14,933 min · 17%
Weather8,228 min · 9%
Security15 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
CWA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (97%) · worst: December (90.9%)
CWA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
CWA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.8 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
CWA's average taxi-out (17.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.9 min (May 2025) to 23.4 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Mosinee, WI, both outside Wisconsin 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 Mosinee, WI is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 40.2% of 90,086 delay minutes across 16,116 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.4% (8.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,035 delayed and 158 cancelled (0.98%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (40.2% late-aircraft, 34.1% carrier, 16.6% NAS, 9.1% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, CWA is strongest in April (97% on-time) and weakest in December (90.9%), a 6.1-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~266 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 90.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Mosinee, WI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87.4%Top 13%higher than 87% of 382 airports
Mosinee, WI
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.
CWA'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 CWA 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 17.8 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 Mosinee, WI's on-time rate?
Mosinee, WI (CWA) has a 87.4% on-time rate across 16,116 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 8.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does CWA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Mosinee, WI ranks #223 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Mosinee, WI?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at CWA, accounting for 40.2% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 40.2% late-aircraft, 34.1% carrier, 16.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.1% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Mosinee, WI?
April is historically CWA's strongest month at 97% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.9%, a 6.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.