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Moline, IL

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Moline, IL (MLI) ranks #156 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Moline, IL posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.4%
On-time
Top 50%
on-time, US airports
88 min
Delay when late
1.37%
Cancelled
#156 of 382
Corpus placement
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MLI on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%83.4%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 338,561.

Late Aircraft 33.2% (112,443 min)
Carrier 40.1% (135,598 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 16.7% (56,519 min)
Weather 10.0% (33,721 min)
Security 0.1% (280 min)

MLI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.8%) · worst: July (90.5%)

90%91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.4%

MLI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.1% 90.7% ▼ -5.6%

MLI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 16.8 min · taxi-in 5.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 23.7 min 21.4 min ▼ -9.7%

MLI's average taxi-out (16.8 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.2 min (October 2024) to 23.7 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Moline, IL.

Cancellation Rate

1.37%

621 of 45,407 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

55 of 45,407 flights

Delay Rate

16.6%

7,550 of 45,407 flights

Top Routes from MLI

Busiest routes to and from Moline, IL.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MLI (Moline) → ORD (Chicago) 7,138 83.6% 139 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MLI (Moline) 7,134 80.5% 139 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MLI (Moline) 4,369 81% 691 mi
MLI (Moline) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 4,368 82.9% 691 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MLI (Moline) 3,567 87.2% 633 mi
MLI (Moline) → ATL (Atlanta) 3,566 88.2% 633 mi
DEN (Denver) → MLI (Moline) 2,346 71.8% 752 mi
MLI (Moline) → DEN (Denver) 2,282 82.5% 752 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → MLI (Moline) 1,249 74.9% 674 mi
MLI (Moline) → CLT (Charlotte) 1,249 80% 674 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → MLI (Moline) 885 84.6% 274 mi
MLI (Moline) → MSP (Minneapolis) 854 89% 274 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Moline, IL, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.4%).

Burlington, VT

Burlington, VT

83.4% on-time 79,685 flights

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

83.4% on-time 45,937 flights

Durango, CO

Durango, CO

83.4% on-time 42,722 flights

Mason City, IA

Mason City, IA

83.4% on-time 5,851 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 45,407).

Corpus Christi, TX

Corpus Christi, TX

45,325 flights 85% on-time

Fairbanks, AK

Fairbanks, AK

44,233 flights 83.1% on-time

Harlingen/San Benito, TX

Harlingen/San Benito, TX

44,120 flights 83.8% on-time

Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction, CO

47,063 flights 85.1% on-time

Other Airports in Illinois

Compare performance with other Illinois airports.

ORD 81%

Chicago, IL

Chicago · 3,114,086 flights
MDW 78.4%

Chicago, IL

Chicago · 880,912 flights
PIA 80.7%

Peoria, IL

Peoria · 44,104 flights
BMI 85.2%

Bloomington/Normal, IL

Bloomington/Normal · 25,097 flights
CMI 84.8%

Champaign/Urbana, IL

Champaign/Urbana · 17,865 flights
BLV 76.4%

Belleville, IL

Belleville · 14,072 flights
RFD 78.9%

Rockford, IL

Rockford · 9,512 flights
DEC 84.5%

Decatur, IL

Decatur · 9,084 flights

MLI delay-share reading

The standout signal at Moline, IL is the delay mix: Carrier owns 40.1% of 338,561 delay minutes across 45,407 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.4% (4.4 pts above the 79% national average), with 7,550 delayed and 621 cancelled (1.37%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (33.2% late-aircraft, 40.1% carrier, 16.7% NAS, 10.0% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, MLI is strongest in September (94.8% on-time) and weakest in July (90.5%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~708 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 83.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Illinois: Illinois flight data.

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.

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Using MLI's data

MLI's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MLI before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.8 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.

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.