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.
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MLI on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Moline, IL sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Moline, IL handles more flight
volume than 59% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
50% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy 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.
Moline, IL vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 45,407 ·
On-time rate: 83.4%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes338,561 min
Carrier135,598 min · 40%
Late Aircraft112,443 min · 33%
NAS (National Aviation System)56,519 min · 17%
Weather33,721 min · 10%
Security280 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
MLI - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.8%) · worst: July (90.5%)
MLI - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Moline, IL vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.4%Top 50%higher than 50% of 382 airports
Moline, IL
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Moline, IL's on-time rate?
Moline, IL (MLI) has a 83.4% on-time rate across 45,407 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MLI rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Moline, IL ranks #156 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 Moline, IL?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MLI, accounting for 40.1% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 33.2% late-aircraft, 40.1% carrier, 16.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 10.0% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Moline, IL?
September is historically MLI's strongest month at 94.8% on-time, while July is the weakest at 90.5%, a 4.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.