According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Devils Lake, ND (DVL) ranks #292 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Devils Lake, ND posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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DVL on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Devils Lake, ND sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Devils Lake, ND handles more flight
volume than 24% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
79% 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.
Devils Lake, ND vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 7,845 ·
On-time rate: 86.3%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes87,252 min
Carrier34,539 min · 40%
Late Aircraft26,757 min · 31%
Weather13,455 min · 15%
NAS (National Aviation System)12,474 min · 14%
Security27 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
DVL - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (96%) · worst: June (89.3%)
DVL - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
DVL - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 20.5 min · taxi-in 5.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
DVL's average taxi-out (20.5 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2025 at 28.1 min; the lightest is May 2024 at 15.1 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Devils Lake, 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 Devils Lake, ND is the delay mix: Carrier owns 39.6% of 87,252 delay minutes across 7,845 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.3% (7.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,078 delayed and 202 cancelled (2.57%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.7% late-aircraft, 39.6% carrier, 14.3% NAS, 15.4% 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, DVL is strongest in April (96% on-time) and weakest in June (89.3%), a 6.7-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~114 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to JMS (Jamestown) at 87.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Devils Lake, ND vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.3%Top 21%higher than 79% of 382 airports
Devils Lake, 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.
DVL'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 DVL before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2025 averaged 28.1 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 Devils Lake, ND's on-time rate?
Devils Lake, ND (DVL) has a 86.3% on-time rate across 7,845 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.3 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does DVL rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Devils Lake, ND ranks #292 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 Devils Lake, ND?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at DVL, accounting for 39.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 30.7% late-aircraft, 39.6% carrier, 14.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 15.4% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Devils Lake, ND?
April is historically DVL's strongest month at 96% on-time, while June is the weakest at 89.3%, a 6.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.