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Airport · MQT · Marquette, Michigan

Marquette, MI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Marquette, MI (MQT) ranks #237 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Marquette, MI posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.1%
On-time
Top 54%
on-time, US airports
114 min
Delay when late
1.23%
Cancelled
#237 of 382
Corpus placement
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MQT on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%83.1%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 124,568.

Late Aircraft 15.4% (19,233 min)
Carrier 41.8% (52,016 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 11.3% (14,025 min)
Weather 31.4% (39,070 min)
Security 0.2% (224 min)

MQT - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: May (95.1%) · worst: December (89%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 89%

MQT - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%91%92%93%94%95% 202020212022202320242025 93.9% 91.4% ▼ -2.7%

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

Average taxi-out 16.9 min · taxi-in 5.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

0 min10 min20 min30 min40 min Jan 24Dec 25 21.7 min 24.8 min ▲ +14.3%

MQT's average taxi-out (16.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 11.3 min (September 2024) to 28.5 min (January 2025).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Marquette, MI.

Cancellation Rate

1.23%

159 of 12,906 flights

Diversion Rate

0.05%

7 of 12,906 flights

Delay Rate

16.9%

2,184 of 12,906 flights

Top Routes from MQT

Busiest routes to and from Marquette, MI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MQT (Marquette) → DTW (Detroit) 2,485 84.5% 349 mi
DTW (Detroit) → MQT (Marquette) 2,483 82.8% 349 mi
MQT (Marquette) → ORD (Chicago) 2,301 79% 303 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MQT (Marquette) 2,300 78.3% 303 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → MQT (Marquette) 827 87.7% 300 mi
MQT (Marquette) → MSP (Minneapolis) 797 86.7% 300 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Marquette, MI, both outside Michigan 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: 83.1%).

Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

83.1% on-time 1,871,155 flights

Madison, WI

Madison, WI

83.1% on-time 127,239 flights

Rapid City, SD

Rapid City, SD

83.1% on-time 58,593 flights

Shreveport, LA

Shreveport, LA

83.1% on-time 55,112 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 12,906).

Worcester, MA

Worcester, MA

12,995 flights 80.3% on-time

Lawton/Fort Sill, OK

Lawton/Fort Sill, OK

12,720 flights 84.5% on-time

Columbus, OH

Columbus, OH

12,681 flights 74.3% on-time

Elmira/Corning, NY

Elmira/Corning, NY

13,181 flights 84.5% on-time

Other Airports in Michigan

Compare performance with other Michigan airports.

DTW 84.8%

Detroit, MI

Detroit · 1,488,949 flights
GRR 81.9%

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids · 195,613 flights
TVC 81.3%

Traverse City, MI

Traverse City · 50,174 flights
FNT 78.1%

Flint, MI

Flint · 31,426 flights
LAN 85%

Lansing, MI

Lansing · 21,361 flights
MBS 84.1%

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI

Saginaw/Bay City/Midland · 20,046 flights
AZO 87.1%

Kalamazoo, MI

Kalamazoo · 17,506 flights
PLN 84.2%

Pellston, MI

Pellston · 9,995 flights

MQT delay-share reading

The standout signal at Marquette, MI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 41.8% of 124,568 delay minutes across 12,906 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.1% (4.1 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,184 delayed and 159 cancelled (1.23%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (15.4% late-aircraft, 41.8% carrier, 11.3% NAS, 31.4% weather, 0.2% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, MQT is strongest in May (95.1% on-time) and weakest in December (89%), a 6.1-point swing. Volume peaks in August (~219 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DTW (Detroit) at 84.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Michigan: Michigan 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 MQT's data

MQT's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MQT before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in May rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.9 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.