Flint, MI

What the Data Says About FNT

Flint, MI in Flint, Michigan handled 31,426 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 78.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 6,868 experienced delays, 347 were cancelled, and 35 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.10%, the diversion rate to 0.11%, and the average delay when departures run late is 80.4 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing FNT against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at FNT, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 38.4% of total delay minutes, followed by NAS (National Aviation System) at 27.4% and Late Aircraft at 27.4%. Weather contributes 6.8% 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, September runs the cleanest at FNT with a 92.8% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 88.1% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 583. The busiest route from FNT is to FNT (Flint), with 5,638 flights at a 77.8% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 78.1% on-time, 80.4-minute average delay, 1.10% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Flint, MI.