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Airport · GTF · Great Falls, Montana

Great Falls, MT

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Great Falls, MT (GTF) ranks #181 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Great Falls, MT posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

88.3%
On-time
Top 8%
on-time, US airports
89 min
Delay when late
0.60%
Cancelled
#181 of 382
Corpus placement
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GTF on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%88.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 169,867.

Late Aircraft 20.8% (35,296 min)
Carrier 48.2% (81,869 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.9% (23,538 min)
Weather 17.1% (29,100 min)
Security 0.0% (64 min)

GTF - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: March (95.8%) · worst: February (93.2%)

93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.5%

GTF - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

92%93%94%95%96%97% 202020212022202320242025 95.8% 94.6% ▼ -1.3%

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

Average taxi-out 16.6 min · taxi-in 4.4 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 18.7 min 16.8 min ▼ -10.2%

GTF's average taxi-out (16.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.7 min (September 2024) to 25.3 min (February 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Great Falls, MT.

Cancellation Rate

0.60%

176 of 29,395 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

35 of 29,395 flights

Delay Rate

11.7%

3,436 of 29,395 flights

Top Routes from GTF

Busiest routes to and from Great Falls, MT.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
GTF (Great Falls) → SLC (Salt Lake City) 5,902 91.9% 463 mi
SLC (Salt Lake City) → GTF (Great Falls) 5,872 92.6% 463 mi
GTF (Great Falls) → DEN (Denver) 4,495 83.1% 623 mi
DEN (Denver) → GTF (Great Falls) 4,494 82% 623 mi
GTF (Great Falls) → SEA (Seattle) 1,214 85.7% 512 mi
SEA (Seattle) → GTF (Great Falls) 1,214 87.8% 512 mi
GTF (Great Falls) → MSP (Minneapolis) 1,195 92.6% 887 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → GTF (Great Falls) 1,195 85.3% 887 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Great Falls, 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: 88.3%).

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, GA

88.3% on-time 9,259 flights

International Falls, MN

International Falls, MN

88.3% on-time 7,505 flights

Hilo, HI

Hilo, HI

88.2% on-time 72,372 flights

Paducah, KY

Paducah, KY

88.2% on-time 4,333 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 29,395).

Bellingham, WA

Bellingham, WA

29,229 flights 85.8% on-time

Minot, ND

Minot, ND

29,078 flights 84.8% on-time

Montgomery, AL

Montgomery, AL

30,016 flights 82.3% on-time

Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN

Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport, TN

27,896 flights 85.9% 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
FCA 84.4%

Kalispell, MT

Kalispell · 50,123 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

GTF delay-share reading

The standout signal at Great Falls, MT is the delay mix: Carrier owns 48.2% of 169,867 delay minutes across 29,395 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.3% (9.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,436 delayed and 176 cancelled (0.60%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (20.8% late-aircraft, 48.2% carrier, 13.9% NAS, 17.1% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, GTF is strongest in March (95.8% on-time) and weakest in February (93.2%), a 2.6-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~451 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to SLC (Salt Lake City) at 91.9% 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 GTF's data

GTF'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 GTF before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in March rather than February if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.6 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.

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.