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Airport · JLN · Joplin, Missouri

Joplin, MO

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.1%
On-time
Top 54%
on-time, US airports
126 min
Delay when late
1.68%
Cancelled
#276 of 382
Corpus placement
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JLN on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%83.1%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 94,327.

Late Aircraft 22.2% (20,931 min)
Carrier 47.1% (44,423 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 19.7% (18,581 min)
Weather 11.0% (10,392 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

JLN - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (96.1%) · worst: June (86.1%)

85%90%95%100% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 93.1%

JLN - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.1% 88.9% ▼ -6.5%

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).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 18.6 min 19.6 min ▲ +5.4%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Joplin, MO.

Cancellation Rate

1.68%

145 of 8,632 flights

Diversion Rate

0.30%

26 of 8,632 flights

Delay Rate

16.9%

1,463 of 8,632 flights

Top Routes from JLN

Busiest routes to and from Joplin, MO.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
ORD (Chicago) → JLN (Joplin) 1,030 78.6% 484 mi
JLN (Joplin) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 962 84.6% 327 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → JLN (Joplin) 961 88.7% 327 mi
JLN (Joplin) → ORD (Chicago) 940 85.1% 484 mi
DEN (Denver) → JLN (Joplin) 611 80% 582 mi
JLN (Joplin) → DEN (Denver) 611 70.7% 582 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.1%).

Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

83.1% on-time 1,871,155 flights

Madison, WI

Madison, WI

83.1% on-time 127,239 flights

Rapid City, SD

Rapid City, SD

83.1% on-time 58,593 flights

Shreveport, LA

Shreveport, LA

83.1% on-time 55,112 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 8,632).

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI

8,658 flights 84.9% on-time

Bemidji, MN

Bemidji, MN

8,666 flights 88% on-time

Cordova, AK

Cordova, AK

8,691 flights 84.2% on-time

Yakutat, AK

Yakutat, AK

8,692 flights 85.4% on-time

Other Airports in Missouri

Compare performance with other Missouri airports.

STL 81.3%

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis · 687,272 flights
MCI 82%

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City · 524,365 flights
SGF 81.7%

Springfield, MO

Springfield · 92,073 flights
COU 80.3%

Columbia, MO

Columbia · 19,935 flights
CGI 89.7%

Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau · 3,473 flights
TBN 90.5%

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Fort Leonard Wood · 1,262 flights
BKG 77.4%

Branson, MO

Branson · 363 flights

JLN delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for Missouri: Missouri 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 JLN's data

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.

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.