Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

What the Data Says About MHK

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS in Manhattan/Ft. Riley, Kansas handled 15,042 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 85.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,226 experienced delays, 233 were cancelled, and 15 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.55%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 86.9 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MHK against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MHK, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 39.7% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 31.3% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 19.8%. Weather contributes 9.2% 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, February runs the cleanest at MHK with a 95.6% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 91.1% — a 5-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 253. The busiest route from MHK is to MHK (Manhattan/Ft. Riley), with 5,435 flights at a 84.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 85.2% on-time, 86.9-minute average delay, 1.55% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS.