Minot, ND

What the Data Says About MOT

Minot, ND in Minot, North Dakota handled 29,078 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 84.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 4,417 experienced delays, 342 were cancelled, and 44 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.18%, the diversion rate to 0.15%, and the average delay when departures run late is 97.3 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing MOT against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at MOT, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 49.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Weather at 22.6% and Late Aircraft at 15.5%. Weather contributes 22.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.2%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at MOT with a 95.2% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 87.2% — a 8-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 436. The busiest route from MOT is to MSP (Minneapolis), with 8,246 flights at a 85.3% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 84.8% on-time, 97.3-minute average delay, 1.18% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Minot, ND.