Joplin, MO

What the Data Says About JLN

Joplin, MO in Joplin, Missouri handled 8,632 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 83.1% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,463 experienced delays, 145 were cancelled, and 26 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.68%, the diversion rate to 0.30%, and the average delay when departures run late is 125.8 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing JLN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at JLN, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 47.1% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 22.2% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.7%. Weather contributes 11.0% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, November runs the cleanest at JLN with a 96.1% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 86.1% — a 10-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 132. The busiest route from JLN is to JLN (Joplin), with 1,030 flights at a 78.6% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 83.1% on-time, 125.8-minute average delay, 1.68% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Joplin, MO.