According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Dodge City, KS (DDC) ranks #304 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Dodge City, KS posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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DDC on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Dodge City, KS sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Dodge City, KS handles more flight
volume than 20% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
72% 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.
Dodge City, KS vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 7,255 ·
On-time rate: 85.5%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes88,292 min
Carrier49,351 min · 56%
Late Aircraft24,471 min · 28%
NAS (National Aviation System)9,389 min · 11%
Weather5,081 min · 6%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
DDC - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.5%) · worst: August (91%)
DDC - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
DDC - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.1 min · taxi-in 4.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
DDC's average taxi-out (18.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.7 min (September 2024) to 22.7 min (June 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Dodge City, KS, both outside Kansas 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 Dodge City, KS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 55.9% of 88,292 delay minutes across 7,255 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.5% (6.5 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,049 delayed and 119 cancelled (1.64%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (27.7% late-aircraft, 55.9% carrier, 10.6% NAS, 5.8% 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, DDC is strongest in April (94.5% on-time) and weakest in August (91%), a 3.5-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~106 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 83.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Dodge City, KS vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.5%Top 28%higher than 72% of 382 airports
Dodge City, KS
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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.
DDC'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 DDC before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than August if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.1 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 Dodge City, KS's on-time rate?
Dodge City, KS (DDC) has a 85.5% on-time rate across 7,255 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does DDC rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Dodge City, KS ranks #304 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 Dodge City, KS?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at DDC, accounting for 55.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 27.7% late-aircraft, 55.9% carrier, 10.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 5.8% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Dodge City, KS?
April is historically DDC's strongest month at 94.5% on-time, while August is the weakest at 91%, a 3.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.