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Airport · RHI · Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Rhinelander, WI

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Rhinelander, WI (RHI) ranks #252 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Rhinelander, WI posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

87.3%
On-time
Top 14%
on-time, US airports
99 min
Delay when late
0.81%
Cancelled
#252 of 382
Corpus placement
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RHI on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%87.3%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 56,146.

Late Aircraft 6.2% (3,488 min)
Carrier 58.4% (32,778 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 6.6% (3,722 min)
Weather 28.8% (16,158 min)
Security 0.0% (0 min)

RHI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (97.1%) · worst: July (90.5%)

90%92%94%96%98% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.5%

RHI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.5% 94.4% ▼ -2.2%

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

Average taxi-out 12.6 min · taxi-in 3.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

5 min10 min15 min20 min Jan 24Dec 25 17.3 min 13.2 min ▼ -23.7%

RHI's average taxi-out (12.6 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (December 2024, 17.9 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Rhinelander, WI.

Cancellation Rate

0.81%

78 of 9,618 flights

Diversion Rate

0.05%

5 of 9,618 flights

Delay Rate

12.7%

1,219 of 9,618 flights

Top Routes from RHI

Busiest routes to and from Rhinelander, WI.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MSP (Minneapolis) → RHI (Rhinelander) 4,493 86.6% 190 mi
RHI (Rhinelander) → MSP (Minneapolis) 4,491 89.6% 190 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Rhinelander, WI, both outside Wisconsin 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: 87.3%).

Moab, UT

Moab, UT

87.3% on-time 5,341 flights

Erie, PA

Erie, PA

87.3% on-time 3,197 flights

Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee, WA

87.3% on-time 2,841 flights

Monroe, LA

Monroe, LA

87.2% on-time 22,635 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 9,618).

Kodiak, AK

Kodiak, AK

9,654 flights 87% on-time

Rockford, IL

Rockford, IL

9,512 flights 78.9% on-time

Columbus, MS

Columbus, MS

9,419 flights 89.9% on-time

Gunnison, CO

Gunnison, CO

9,819 flights 82.9% on-time

Other Airports in Wisconsin

Compare performance with other Wisconsin airports.

MKE 82.3%

Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee · 299,952 flights
MSN 83.1%

Madison, WI

Madison · 127,239 flights
ATW 82.3%

Appleton, WI

Appleton · 63,493 flights
GRB 85.5%

Green Bay, WI

Green Bay · 48,314 flights
CWA 87.4%

Mosinee, WI

Mosinee · 16,116 flights
LSE 87%

La Crosse, WI

La Crosse · 13,386 flights
EAU 84.5%

Eau Claire, WI

Eau Claire · 5,152 flights

RHI delay-share reading

The standout signal at Rhinelander, WI is the delay mix: Carrier owns 58.4% of 56,146 delay minutes across 9,618 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 87.3% (8.3 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,219 delayed and 78 cancelled (0.81%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (6.2% late-aircraft, 58.4% carrier, 6.6% NAS, 28.8% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, RHI is strongest in April (97.1% on-time) and weakest in July (90.5%), a 6.6-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~177 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 86.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Wisconsin: Wisconsin 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 RHI's data

RHI'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 RHI before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 12.6 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.