According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Dickinson, ND (DIK) ranks #327 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Dickinson, ND posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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DIK on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Dickinson, ND sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Dickinson, ND handles more flight
volume than 14% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
56% 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.
Dickinson, ND vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 4,996 ·
On-time rate: 84.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes46,909 min
Carrier24,180 min · 52%
NAS (National Aviation System)8,193 min · 17%
Late Aircraft7,714 min · 16%
Weather6,790 min · 14%
Security32 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
DIK - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: March (95.5%) · worst: June (90.1%)
DIK - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
DIK - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 24.9 min · taxi-in 6.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
DIK's average taxi-out (24.9 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2025 at 34.4 min; the lightest is April 2024 at 15.2 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Dickinson, ND, both outside North Dakota 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 Dickinson, ND is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.5% of 46,909 delay minutes across 4,996 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84% (5 pts above the 79% national average), with 797 delayed and 92 cancelled (1.84%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (16.4% late-aircraft, 51.5% carrier, 17.5% NAS, 14.5% weather, 0.1% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, DIK is strongest in March (95.5% on-time) and weakest in June (90.1%), a 5.4-point swing. Volume peaks in November (~108 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 81.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Dickinson, ND vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84%Top 44%higher than 56% of 382 airports
Dickinson, ND
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.
DIK's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from DIK before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in March rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2025 averaged 34.4 min. 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 Dickinson, ND's on-time rate?
Dickinson, ND (DIK) has a 84% on-time rate across 4,996 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does DIK rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Dickinson, ND ranks #327 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 Dickinson, ND?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at DIK, accounting for 51.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 16.4% late-aircraft, 51.5% carrier, 17.5% NAS/air-traffic-control, 14.5% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Dickinson, ND?
March is historically DIK's strongest month at 95.5% on-time, while June is the weakest at 90.1%, a 5.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.