Salina, KS

What the Data Says About SLN

Salina, KS in Salina, Kansas handled 9,128 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 81.8% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 1,663 experienced delays, 83 were cancelled, and 23 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.91%, the diversion rate to 0.25%, and the average delay when departures run late is 114.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing SLN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at SLN, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 56.2% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 27.0% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 9.2%. Weather contributes 7.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, March runs the cleanest at SLN with a 94.8% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 88.6% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in May, when average flights hit 133. The busiest route from SLN is to SLN (Salina), with 1,744 flights at a 79.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 81.8% on-time, 114.5-minute average delay, 0.91% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Salina, KS.