Dickinson, ND

What the Data Says About DIK

Dickinson, ND in Dickinson, North Dakota handled 4,996 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 84% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 797 experienced delays, 92 were cancelled, and 9 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.84%, the diversion rate to 0.18%, and the average delay when departures run late is 119.3 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing DIK against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at DIK, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 51.5% of total delay minutes, followed by NAS (National Aviation System) at 17.5% and Late Aircraft at 16.4%. Weather contributes 14.5% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, March runs the cleanest at DIK with a 95.5% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 90.1% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in November, when average flights hit 108. The busiest route from DIK is to DIK (Dickinson), with 2,275 flights at a 81.4% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 84% on-time, 119.3-minute average delay, 1.84% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Dickinson, ND.