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Airport · DHN · Dothan, Alabama

Dothan, AL

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Dothan, AL (DHN) ranks #266 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Dothan, AL posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

88.1%
On-time
Top 9%
on-time, US airports
90 min
Delay when late
0.41%
Cancelled
#266 of 382
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DHN on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%88.1%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 47,247.

Late Aircraft 27.7% (13,064 min)
Carrier 45.0% (21,269 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.1% (6,175 min)
Weather 14.2% (6,729 min)
Security 0.0% (10 min)

DHN - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (96.4%) · worst: July (92.5%)

92%93%94%95%96%97% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 94.4%

DHN - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

70%80%90%100% 202020212022202320242025 94.3% 79.8% ▼ -15.4%

DHN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 18.9 min · taxi-in 3.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Apr 23Aug 25 14.4 min 26.6 min ▲ +84.7%

DHN's average taxi-out (18.9 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is August 2025 at 26.6 min; the lightest is April 2023 at 14.4 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Dothan, AL.

Cancellation Rate

0.41%

36 of 8,886 flights

Diversion Rate

0.08%

7 of 8,886 flights

Delay Rate

11.9%

1,059 of 8,886 flights

Top Routes from DHN

Busiest routes to and from Dothan, AL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DHN (Dothan) → ATL (Atlanta) 4,391 88.7% 170 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → DHN (Dothan) 4,362 87.3% 170 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Dothan, AL, both outside Alabama 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: 88.1%).

Newport News/Williamsburg, VA

Newport News/Williamsburg, VA

88.1% on-time 4,730 flights

St. George, UT

St. George, UT

88% on-time 39,026 flights

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji, MN

88% on-time 8,666 flights

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon, MI

88% on-time 3,627 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,886).

New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort, NC

New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort, NC

8,887 flights 85.7% on-time

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

8,922 flights 84.6% on-time

Aberdeen, SD

Aberdeen, SD

8,753 flights 88.6% on-time

Sioux City, IA

Sioux City, IA

9,052 flights 81.8% on-time

Other Airports in Alabama

Compare performance with other Alabama airports.

BHM 81.5%

Birmingham, AL

Birmingham · 178,467 flights
HSV 82.6%

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville · 91,787 flights
MOB 85.2%

Mobile, AL

Mobile · 33,438 flights
MGM 82.3%

Montgomery, AL

Montgomery · 30,016 flights
GUF 81.8%

Gulf Shores, AL

Gulf Shores · 654 flights

DHN delay-share reading

The standout signal at Dothan, AL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 45.0% of 47,247 delay minutes across 8,886 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.1% (9.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,059 delayed and 36 cancelled (0.41%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (27.7% late-aircraft, 45.0% carrier, 13.1% NAS, 14.2% 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, DHN is strongest in November (96.4% on-time) and weakest in July (92.5%), a 3.9-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~163 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 88.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Alabama: Alabama 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 DHN's data

DHN'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 DHN before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. August 2025 averaged 26.6 min. 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.