According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Joplin, MO (JLN) ranks #276 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Joplin, MO posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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JLN on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Joplin, MO sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Joplin, MO handles more flight
volume than 28% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
46% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Joplin, MO vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 8,632 ·
On-time rate: 83.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes94,327 min
Carrier44,423 min · 47%
Late Aircraft20,931 min · 22%
NAS (National Aviation System)18,581 min · 20%
Weather10,392 min · 11%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
JLN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (96.1%) · worst: June (86.1%)
JLN - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
JLN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 16.2 min · taxi-in 4.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
JLN's average taxi-out (16.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.1 min (May 2024) to 21.9 min (September 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Joplin, MO, both outside Missouri 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 Joplin, MO is the delay mix: Carrier owns 47.1% of 94,327 delay minutes across 8,632 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.1% (4.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,463 delayed and 145 cancelled (1.68%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (22.2% late-aircraft, 47.1% carrier, 19.7% NAS, 11.0% 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, JLN is strongest in November (96.1% on-time) and weakest in June (86.1%), a 10.0-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~132 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 78.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Joplin, MO vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.1%Top 54%higher than 46% of 382 airports
Joplin, MO
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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.
JLN's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from JLN before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in November rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.2 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 Joplin, MO's on-time rate?
Joplin, MO (JLN) has a 83.1% on-time rate across 8,632 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does JLN rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Joplin, MO ranks #276 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 Joplin, MO?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at JLN, accounting for 47.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 22.2% late-aircraft, 47.1% carrier, 19.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 11.0% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Joplin, MO?
November is historically JLN's strongest month at 96.1% on-time, while June is the weakest at 86.1%, a 10.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.