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Dodge City, KS

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.5%
On-time
Top 28%
on-time, US airports
130 min
Delay when late
1.64%
Cancelled
#304 of 382
Corpus placement
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DDC on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.5%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 88,292.

Late Aircraft 27.7% (24,471 min)
Carrier 55.9% (49,351 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.6% (9,389 min)
Weather 5.8% (5,081 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

DDC - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (94.5%) · worst: August (91%)

90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.5%

DDC - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

85%90%95%100% 202020212022202320242025 97% 89.5% ▼ -7.7%

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).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 17.8 min 20.6 min ▲ +15.7%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Dodge City, KS.

Cancellation Rate

1.64%

119 of 7,255 flights

Diversion Rate

0.14%

10 of 7,255 flights

Delay Rate

14.5%

1,049 of 7,255 flights

Top Routes from DDC

Busiest routes to and from Dodge City, KS.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DDC (Dodge City) → DEN (Denver) 2,665 83.6% 292 mi
DEN (Denver) → DDC (Dodge City) 2,336 85% 292 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 85.5%).

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay, WI

85.5% on-time 48,314 flights

Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville, VA

85.5% on-time 31,578 flights

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, MN

85.4% on-time 1,406,487 flights

Waco, TX

Waco, TX

85.4% on-time 15,417 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 7,255).

Johnstown, PA

Johnstown, PA

7,267 flights 82.1% on-time

Toledo, OH

Toledo, OH

7,268 flights 80.8% on-time

Stockton, CA

Stockton, CA

7,206 flights 72.6% on-time

Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY

Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY

7,137 flights 76.3% on-time

Other Airports in Kansas

Compare performance with other Kansas airports.

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MHK 85.2%

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

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SLN 81.8%

Salina, KS

Salina · 9,128 flights
GCK 84.8%

Garden City, KS

Garden City · 8,568 flights
HYS 84.6%

Hays, KS

Hays · 8,353 flights
LBL 85.9%

Liberal, KS

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DDC delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Kansas: Kansas 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 DDC's data

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.

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.