Monroe, LA

What the Data Says About MLU

Monroe, LA in Monroe, Louisiana handled 22,635 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 87.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,891 experienced delays, 300 were cancelled, and 14 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.33%, the diversion rate to 0.06%, and the average delay when departures run late is 86.1 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MLU against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MLU, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 43.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 30.8% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 17.0%. Weather contributes 8.5% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.3%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at MLU with a 95.5% on-time rate, while June is the roughest at 91.7% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in January, when average flights hit 347. The busiest route from MLU is to MLU (Monroe), with 6,280 flights at a 85.4% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 87.2% on-time, 86.1-minute average delay, 1.33% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Monroe, LA.