According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Hibbing, MN (HIB) ranks #297 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Hibbing, MN posts top-5% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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HIB on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 51,766.
Late Aircraft0.3% (173 min)
Carrier68.0% (35,191 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)4.3% (2,218 min)
Weather26.9% (13,943 min)
Security0.5% (241 min)
HIB - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (96.5%) · worst: December (91.4%)
HIB - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
HIB - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.5 min · taxi-in 4.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
HIB's average taxi-out (15.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 8.3 min (May 2024) to 24.1 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Hibbing, MN, both outside Minnesota 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 Hibbing, MN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 68.0% of 51,766 delay minutes across 7,678 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 89% (10 pts above the 79% national average), with 845 delayed and 67 cancelled (0.87%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.3% late-aircraft, 68.0% carrier, 4.3% NAS, 26.9% weather, 0.5% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, HIB is strongest in September (96.5% on-time) and weakest in December (91.4%), a 5.1-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~114 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 89.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Hibbing, MN vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
89%Top 5%higher than 95% of 382 airports
Hibbing, MN
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.
HIB'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 HIB before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.5 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 Hibbing, MN's on-time rate?
Hibbing, MN (HIB) has a 89% on-time rate across 7,678 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 10 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-5% on-time performance.
How does HIB rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Hibbing, MN ranks #297 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 Hibbing, MN?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at HIB, accounting for 68.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 0.3% late-aircraft, 68.0% carrier, 4.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 26.9% weather, and 0.5% security.
When is the best time to fly through Hibbing, MN?
September is historically HIB's strongest month at 96.5% on-time, while December is the weakest at 91.4%, a 5.1-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