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Airport · MLU · Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe, LA

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Monroe, LA (MLU) ranks #197 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Monroe, LA posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87.2%
On-time
Top 15%
on-time, US airports
86 min
Delay when late
1.33%
Cancelled
#197 of 382
Corpus placement
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MLU on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%87.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 140,612.

Late Aircraft 30.8% (43,252 min)
Carrier 43.5% (61,138 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 17.0% (23,850 min)
Weather 8.5% (11,915 min)
Security 0.3% (457 min)

MLU - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (95.5%) · worst: June (91.7%)

91%92%93%94%95%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 94.1%

MLU - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.9% 90.4% ▼ -5.7%

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

Average taxi-out 16.2 min · taxi-in 4.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min14 min16 min18 min20 min22 min Jan 24Dec 25 19.5 min 16.1 min ▼ -17.4%

MLU's average taxi-out (16.2 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.2 min (February 2025) to 19.5 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Monroe, LA.

Cancellation Rate

1.33%

300 of 22,635 flights

Diversion Rate

0.06%

14 of 22,635 flights

Delay Rate

12.8%

2,891 of 22,635 flights

Top Routes from MLU

Busiest routes to and from Monroe, LA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MLU (Monroe) 6,280 85.4% 293 mi
MLU (Monroe) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 6,280 83.8% 293 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MLU (Monroe) 4,454 88.5% 448 mi
MLU (Monroe) → ATL (Atlanta) 4,454 88.6% 448 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Monroe, LA, both outside Louisiana 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: 87.2%).

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown, ND

87.2% on-time 9,384 flights

Rhinelander, WI

Rhinelander, WI

87.3% on-time 9,618 flights

Moab, UT

Moab, UT

87.3% on-time 5,341 flights

Erie, PA

Erie, PA

87.3% on-time 3,197 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 22,635).

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville, NC

22,542 flights 86.9% on-time

Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, ID

Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum, ID

22,928 flights 88.6% on-time

Flagstaff, AZ

Flagstaff, AZ

22,330 flights 85.8% on-time

Duluth, MN

Duluth, MN

23,374 flights 85.2% on-time

Other Airports in Louisiana

Compare performance with other Louisiana airports.

MSY 79.9%

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans · 539,385 flights
SHV 83.1%

Shreveport, LA

Shreveport · 55,112 flights
BTR 84.2%

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge · 53,837 flights
LFT 83.2%

Lafayette, LA

Lafayette · 37,254 flights
AEX 86.2%

Alexandria, LA

Alexandria · 23,340 flights
LCH 86.1%

Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles · 13,543 flights

MLU delay-share reading

The standout signal at Monroe, LA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 43.5% of 140,612 delay minutes across 22,635 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.2% (8.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,891 delayed and 300 cancelled (1.33%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (30.8% late-aircraft, 43.5% carrier, 17.0% NAS, 8.5% weather, 0.3% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, MLU is strongest in October (95.5% on-time) and weakest in June (91.7%), a 3.8-point swing. Volume peaks in January (~347 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 85.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Louisiana: Louisiana 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 MLU's data

MLU'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 MLU before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than June if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.2 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.