According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS (MHK) ranks #226 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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MHK on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS handles more flight
volume than 41% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
69% 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.
Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 15,042 ·
On-time rate: 85.2%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes106,718 min
Carrier42,395 min · 40%
Late Aircraft33,399 min · 31%
NAS (National Aviation System)21,097 min · 20%
Weather9,810 min · 9%
Security17 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
MHK - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: February (95.6%) · worst: June (91.1%)
MHK - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MHK - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15 min · taxi-in 4.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MHK's average taxi-out (15 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.8 min (October 2024) to 21.0 min (January 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS.
Cancellation Rate
1.55%
233 of 15,042 flights
Diversion Rate
0.10%
15 of 15,042 flights
Delay Rate
14.8%
2,226 of 15,042 flights
Top Routes from MHK
Busiest routes to and from Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS, both outside Kansas 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 Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS is the delay mix: Carrier owns 39.7% of 106,718 delay minutes across 15,042 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 85.2% (6.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,226 delayed and 233 cancelled (1.55%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (31.3% late-aircraft, 39.7% carrier, 19.8% NAS, 9.2% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, MHK is strongest in February (95.6% on-time) and weakest in June (91.1%), a 4.5-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~253 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 84.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
85.2%Top 31%higher than 69% of 382 airports
Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS
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.
MHK'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 MHK before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in February rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15 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 Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS's on-time rate?
Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS (MHK) has a 85.2% on-time rate across 15,042 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 6.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MHK rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS ranks #226 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 Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MHK, accounting for 39.7% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 31.3% late-aircraft, 39.7% carrier, 19.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.2% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS?
February is historically MHK's strongest month at 95.6% on-time, while June is the weakest at 91.1%, a 4.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.