According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Minot, ND (MOT) ranks #183 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Minot, ND posts above-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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MOT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Minot, ND sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Minot, ND handles more flight
volume than 52% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
65% 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.
Minot, ND vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 29,078 ·
On-time rate: 84.8%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes234,623 min
Carrier115,027 min · 49%
Weather52,937 min · 23%
Late Aircraft36,482 min · 16%
NAS (National Aviation System)29,696 min · 13%
Security481 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
MOT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (95.2%) · worst: December (87.2%)
MOT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
MOT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 21.2 min · taxi-in 6.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
MOT's average taxi-out (21.2 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2024 at 30.2 min; the lightest is May 2024 at 14.9 min.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Minot, ND, both outside North Dakota 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 Minot, ND is the delay mix: Carrier owns 49.0% of 234,623 delay minutes across 29,078 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 84.8% (5.8 pts above the 79% national average), with 4,417 delayed and 342 cancelled (1.18%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (15.5% late-aircraft, 49.0% carrier, 12.7% NAS, 22.6% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, MOT is strongest in September (95.2% on-time) and weakest in December (87.2%), a 8.0-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~436 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 85.3% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Minot, ND vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
84.8%Top 35%higher than 65% of 382 airports
Minot, ND
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.
MOT's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from MOT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2024 averaged 30.2 min. 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 Minot, ND's on-time rate?
Minot, ND (MOT) has a 84.8% on-time rate across 29,078 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 5.8 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the above-median on-time performance.
How does MOT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Minot, ND ranks #183 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 Minot, ND?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MOT, accounting for 49.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 15.5% late-aircraft, 49.0% carrier, 12.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 22.6% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Minot, ND?
September is historically MOT's strongest month at 95.2% on-time, while December is the weakest at 87.2%, a 8.0-point swing across the BTS historical record.