Dothan, AL

What the Data Says About DHN

Dothan, AL in Dothan, Alabama handled 8,886 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 88.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,059 experienced delays, 36 were cancelled, and 7 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.41%, the diversion rate to 0.08%, and the average delay when departures run late is 89.6 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing DHN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at DHN, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 45.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 27.7% and Weather at 14.2%. Weather contributes 14.2% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. 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 DHN with a 96.4% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 92.5% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in January, when average flights hit 163. The busiest route from DHN is to ATL (Atlanta), with 4,391 flights at a 88.7% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 88.1% on-time, 89.6-minute average delay, 0.41% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Dothan, AL.