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International Falls, MN

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), International Falls, MN (INL) ranks #299 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). International Falls, MN posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

88.3%
On-time
Top 8%
on-time, US airports
127 min
Delay when late
1.21%
Cancelled
#299 of 382
Corpus placement
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INL 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: 61,144.

Late Aircraft 0.1% (72 min)
Carrier 62.9% (38,490 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 2.7% (1,642 min)
Weather 34.2% (20,940 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

INL - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (96.7%) · worst: December (91.6%)

90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.6%

INL - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.3% 94.8% ▼ -1.6%

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

Average taxi-out 14.8 min · taxi-in 4.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

5 min10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 16.3 min 21.1 min ▲ +29.4%

INL's average taxi-out (14.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 9.4 min (October 2024) to 21.5 min (December 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for International Falls, MN.

Cancellation Rate

1.21%

91 of 7,505 flights

Diversion Rate

0.01%

1 of 7,505 flights

Delay Rate

11.7%

880 of 7,505 flights

Top Routes from INL

Busiest routes to and from International Falls, MN.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
INL (International Falls) → MSP (Minneapolis) 3,555 88.9% 255 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → INL (International Falls) 3,555 87.5% 255 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for International Falls, 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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 88.3%).

Great Falls, MT

Great Falls, MT

88.3% on-time 29,395 flights

Valdosta, GA

Valdosta, GA

88.3% on-time 9,259 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: 7,505).

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS

7,551 flights 85% on-time

Laramie, WY

Laramie, WY

7,419 flights 85.3% on-time

Liberal, KS

Liberal, KS

7,285 flights 85.9% on-time

Toledo, OH

Toledo, OH

7,268 flights 80.8% on-time

Other Airports in Minnesota

Compare performance with other Minnesota airports.

MSP 85.4%

Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis · 1,406,487 flights
DLH 85.2%

Duluth, MN

Duluth · 23,374 flights
RST 85.8%

Rochester, MN

Rochester · 20,848 flights
BJI 88%

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji · 8,666 flights
BRD 88.9%

Brainerd, MN

Brainerd · 7,762 flights
HIB 89%

Hibbing, MN

Hibbing · 7,678 flights
STC 83.2%

St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud · 1,690 flights

INL delay-share reading

The standout signal at International Falls, MN is the delay mix: Carrier owns 62.9% of 61,144 delay minutes across 7,505 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.3% (9.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 880 delayed and 91 cancelled (1.21%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (0.1% late-aircraft, 62.9% carrier, 2.7% NAS, 34.2% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.

On the multi-year calendar, INL is strongest in April (96.7% on-time) and weakest in December (91.6%), a 5.1-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~117 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 88.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Minnesota: Minnesota 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 INL's data

INL'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 INL before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.8 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.

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.