According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Flint, MI (FNT) ranks #177 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Flint, MI posts bottom-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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FNT on-time rate vs. the national average
Behind the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 283,961.
Late Aircraft27.4% (77,704 min)
Carrier38.4% (108,946 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)27.4% (77,883 min)
Weather6.8% (19,275 min)
Security0.1% (153 min)
FNT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (92.8%) · worst: July (88.1%)
FNT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
FNT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.8 min · taxi-in 5.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
FNT's average taxi-out (17.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.9 min (July 2024) to 28.5 min (January 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Flint, MI, both outside Michigan 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 Flint, MI is on-time standing: 78.1% (0.9 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance) across 31,426 BTS flights (2020–2025). When a departure runs late, the average delay is 80.4 minutes; cancellations run 1.10%.
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (27.4% late-aircraft, 38.4% carrier, 27.4% NAS, 6.8% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, FNT is strongest in September (92.8% on-time) and weakest in July (88.1%), a 4.7-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~583 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 77.8% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Flint, MI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
78.1%Top 90%higher than 10% of 382 airports
Flint, MI
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.
FNT's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.
Check the busiest route from FNT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.8 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. 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 Flint, MI's on-time rate?
Flint, MI (FNT) has a 78.1% on-time rate across 31,426 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 0.9 pts below the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the bottom-quartile on-time performance.
How does FNT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Flint, MI ranks #177 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Flint, MI?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FNT, accounting for 38.4% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 27.4% late-aircraft, 38.4% carrier, 27.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.8% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Flint, MI?
September is historically FNT's strongest month at 92.8% on-time, while July is the weakest at 88.1%, a 4.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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