According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Jamestown, ND (JMS) ranks #255 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Jamestown, ND posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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JMS on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Jamestown, ND sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Jamestown, ND handles more flight
volume than 33% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
85% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Jamestown, ND vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 9,384 ·
On-time rate: 87.2%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes84,133 min
Carrier34,406 min · 41%
Late Aircraft29,485 min · 35%
Weather14,915 min · 18%
NAS (National Aviation System)4,965 min · 6%
Security362 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
JMS - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (96.8%) · worst: February (89.8%)
JMS - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
JMS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17.5 min · taxi-in 4.5 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
JMS's average taxi-out (17.5 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.3 min (April 2024) to 23.2 min (December 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Jamestown, ND, both outside North Dakota 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 Jamestown, ND is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.9% of 84,133 delay minutes across 9,384 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.2% (8.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,201 delayed and 258 cancelled (2.75%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (35.0% late-aircraft, 40.9% carrier, 5.9% NAS, 17.7% weather, 0.4% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, JMS is strongest in April (96.8% on-time) and weakest in February (89.8%), a 7.0-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~144 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 86.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Jamestown, ND vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
87.2%Top 15%higher than 85% of 382 airports
Jamestown, ND
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.
JMS'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 JMS before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than February if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17.5 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 Jamestown, ND's on-time rate?
Jamestown, ND (JMS) has a 87.2% on-time rate across 9,384 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 8.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does JMS rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Jamestown, ND ranks #255 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 Jamestown, ND?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at JMS, accounting for 40.9% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 35.0% late-aircraft, 40.9% carrier, 5.9% NAS/air-traffic-control, 17.7% weather, and 0.4% security.
When is the best time to fly through Jamestown, ND?
April is historically JMS's strongest month at 96.8% on-time, while February is the weakest at 89.8%, a 7.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.