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Airport · FCA · Kalispell, Montana

Kalispell, MT

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Kalispell, MT (FCA) ranks #148 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Kalispell, MT 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

84.4%
On-time
Top 39%
on-time, US airports
82 min
Delay when late
0.60%
Cancelled
#148 of 382
Corpus placement
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FCA on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%84.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 350,504.

Late Aircraft 31.3% (109,672 min)
Carrier 40.2% (140,744 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 17.8% (62,562 min)
Weather 10.7% (37,339 min)
Security 0.1% (187 min)

FCA - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (96.1%) · worst: December (88.8%)

88%90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 88.8%

FCA - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.3% 91.5% ▼ -5.0%

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

Average taxi-out 19.1 min · taxi-in 5.6 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 26.7 min 21.7 min ▼ -18.7%

FCA's average taxi-out (19.1 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is February 2024 at 26.7 min; the lightest is May 2024 at 15.6 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Kalispell, MT.

Cancellation Rate

0.60%

302 of 50,123 flights

Diversion Rate

0.16%

78 of 50,123 flights

Delay Rate

15.6%

7,819 of 50,123 flights

Top Routes from FCA

Busiest routes to and from Kalispell, MT.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
SLC (Salt Lake City) → FCA (Kalispell) 6,991 88.9% 531 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → SLC (Salt Lake City) 6,989 91.6% 531 mi
DEN (Denver) → FCA (Kalispell) 6,066 79.3% 752 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → DEN (Denver) 6,038 82% 752 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → SEA (Seattle) 2,374 83.3% 379 mi
SEA (Seattle) → FCA (Kalispell) 2,374 86.1% 379 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → MSP (Minneapolis) 2,212 86.2% 1,026 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → FCA (Kalispell) 2,210 83.7% 1,026 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → ORD (Chicago) 1,657 73.9% 1,352 mi
ORD (Chicago) → FCA (Kalispell) 1,657 79.2% 1,352 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → FCA (Kalispell) 1,057 77.2% 1,390 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 1,057 76.5% 1,390 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → FCA (Kalispell) 836 79.5% 1,014 mi
FCA (Kalispell) → LAX (Los Angeles) 835 81.6% 1,014 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Kalispell, MT, both outside Montana 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: 84.4%).

Portland, OR

Portland, OR

84.4% on-time 661,488 flights

Spokane, WA

Spokane, WA

84.4% on-time 205,595 flights

Idaho Falls, ID

Idaho Falls, ID

84.4% on-time 43,233 flights

Arcata/Eureka, CA

Arcata/Eureka, CA

84.4% on-time 20,571 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 50,123).

Traverse City, MI

Traverse City, MI

50,174 flights 81.3% on-time

Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA

Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA

48,496 flights 83.7% on-time

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay, WI

48,314 flights 85.5% on-time

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

Mission/McAllen/Edinburg, TX

47,923 flights 80.6% on-time

Other Airports in Montana

Compare performance with other Montana airports.

BZN 82.3%

Bozeman, MT

Bozeman · 117,386 flights
MSO 83.9%

Missoula, MT

Missoula · 52,758 flights
BIL 85.7%

Billings, MT

Billings · 51,010 flights
GTF 88.3%

Great Falls, MT

Great Falls · 29,395 flights
HLN 89.2%

Helena, MT

Helena · 17,569 flights
BTM 91%

Butte, MT

Butte · 8,024 flights
WYS 87.9%

West Yellowstone, MT

West Yellowstone · 3,872 flights

FCA delay-share reading

The standout signal at Kalispell, MT is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.2% of 350,504 delay minutes across 50,123 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.4% (5.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 7,819 delayed and 302 cancelled (0.60%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (31.3% late-aircraft, 40.2% carrier, 17.8% NAS, 10.7% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, FCA is strongest in April (96.1% on-time) and weakest in December (88.8%), a 7.3-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~1,202 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SLC (Salt Lake City) at 88.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Montana: Montana 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 FCA's data

FCA's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from FCA 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. February 2024 averaged 26.7 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.