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Airport · DLH · Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, MN

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Duluth, MN (DLH) ranks #194 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Duluth, MN posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

85.2%
On-time
Top 31%
on-time, US airports
93 min
Delay when late
1.15%
Cancelled
#194 of 382
Corpus placement
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DLH on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%85.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 161,688.

Late Aircraft 19.2% (31,081 min)
Carrier 51.6% (83,392 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.1% (18,018 min)
Weather 17.9% (28,873 min)
Security 0.2% (324 min)

DLH - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (95.7%) · worst: December (89.1%)

88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89.1%

DLH - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.2% 91% ▼ -5.4%

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

Average taxi-out 19.8 min · taxi-in 5.9 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 25.4 min 27.7 min ▲ +9.1%

DLH's average taxi-out (19.8 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2024 at 27.9 min; the lightest is October 2024 at 14.7 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Duluth, MN.

Cancellation Rate

1.15%

269 of 23,374 flights

Diversion Rate

0.04%

10 of 23,374 flights

Delay Rate

14.8%

3,461 of 23,374 flights

Top Routes from DLH

Busiest routes to and from Duluth, MN.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DLH (Duluth) → MSP (Minneapolis) 7,804 87.7% 144 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → DLH (Duluth) 7,803 86.6% 144 mi
DLH (Duluth) → ORD (Chicago) 3,716 81.3% 397 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DLH (Duluth) 3,685 76.8% 397 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Duluth, MN, both outside Minnesota 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: 85.2%).

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

85.2% on-time 266,753 flights

Mobile, AL

Mobile, AL

85.2% on-time 33,438 flights

Bloomington/Normal, IL

Bloomington/Normal, IL

85.2% on-time 25,097 flights

Abilene, TX

Abilene, TX

85.2% on-time 21,805 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 23,374).

Alexandria, LA

Alexandria, LA

23,340 flights 86.2% on-time

Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, ID

Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, ID

22,928 flights 88.6% on-time

Monroe, LA

Monroe, LA

22,635 flights 87.2% on-time

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville, NC

22,542 flights 86.9% on-time

Other Airports in Minnesota

Compare performance with other Minnesota airports.

MSP 85.4%

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis · 1,406,487 flights
RST 85.8%

Rochester, MN

Rochester · 20,848 flights
BJI 88%

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji · 8,666 flights
BRD 88.9%

Brainerd, MN

Brainerd · 7,762 flights
HIB 89%

Hibbing, MN

Hibbing · 7,678 flights
INL 88.3%

International Falls, MN

International Falls · 7,505 flights
STC 83.2%

St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud · 1,690 flights

DLH delay-share reading

The standout signal at Duluth, MN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 51.6% of 161,688 delay minutes across 23,374 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.2% (6.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,461 delayed and 269 cancelled (1.15%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (19.2% late-aircraft, 51.6% carrier, 11.1% NAS, 17.9% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, DLH is strongest in April (95.7% on-time) and weakest in December (89.1%), a 6.6-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~360 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 87.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Minnesota: Minnesota 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 DLH's data

DLH'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 DLH before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2024 averaged 27.9 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.