According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI (MBS) ranks #209 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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MBS on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 155,492.
Late Aircraft17.8% (27,666 min)
Carrier58.0% (90,114 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)11.2% (17,444 min)
Weather13.0% (20,262 min)
Security0.0% (6 min)
MBS - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94.5%) · worst: January (89.4%)
MBS - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MBS - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 19.9 min · taxi-in 4.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MBS's average taxi-out (19.9 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2025 at 30.2 min; the lightest is August 2025 at 16.1 min.
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI.
Cancellation Rate
0.90%
180 of 20,046 flights
Diversion Rate
0.04%
9 of 20,046 flights
Delay Rate
15.9%
3,189 of 20,046 flights
Top Routes from MBS
Busiest routes to and from Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI, both outside Michigan 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 Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 58.0% of 155,492 delay minutes across 20,046 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.1% (5.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 3,189 delayed and 180 cancelled (0.90%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (17.8% late-aircraft, 58.0% carrier, 11.2% NAS, 13.0% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, MBS is strongest in April (94.5% on-time) and weakest in January (89.4%), a 5.1-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~333 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DTW (Detroit) at 86% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.1%Top 43%higher than 57% of 382 airports
Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI
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.
MBS's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from MBS before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2025 averaged 30.2 min. 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 Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI's on-time rate?
Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI (MBS) has a 84.1% on-time rate across 20,046 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MBS rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI ranks #209 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MBS, accounting for 58.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 17.8% late-aircraft, 58.0% carrier, 11.2% NAS/air-traffic-control, 13.0% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI?
April is historically MBS's strongest month at 94.5% on-time, while January is the weakest at 89.4%, a 5.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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