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.
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MQT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Marquette, MI sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Marquette, MI handles more flight
volume than 38% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
46% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Marquette, MI vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 12,906 ·
On-time rate: 83.1%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes124,568 min
Carrier52,016 min · 42%
Weather39,070 min · 31%
Late Aircraft19,233 min · 15%
NAS (National Aviation System)14,025 min · 11%
Security224 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
MQT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (95.1%) · worst: December (89%)
MQT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Marquette, MI vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.1%Top 54%higher than 46% of 382 airports
Marquette, MI
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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Marquette, MI's on-time rate?
Marquette, MI (MQT) has a 83.1% on-time rate across 12,906 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.1 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does MQT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Marquette, MI ranks #237 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 Marquette, MI?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at MQT, accounting for 41.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 15.4% late-aircraft, 41.8% carrier, 11.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 31.4% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Marquette, MI?
May is historically MQT's strongest month at 95.1% on-time, while December is the weakest at 89%, a 6.1-point swing across the BTS historical record.