State · KS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Kansas
According to PlainFlights' state traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Kansas ranks #43 of 53 US states by total flight operations (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83%
- On-time
- +4 pts
- vs US avg
- 87 min
- Delay when late
- 1.28%
- Cancelled
- #43 of 53
- Corpus placement
State reliability verdict
According to U.S. DOT BTS data, Kansas is a quiet-book state: 165,618 operations at 7 airports run 83% on-time, 4 pts above the 79% U.S. average. Among tracked airports, LBL leads locally at 85.9% on-time.
- 83%
- statewide on-time
- +4 pts
- vs US average
- 7
- airports tracked
- 1.28%
- cancellation rate
On-time means arrived less than 15 minutes after schedule. Figures are historical BTS averages, not a guarantee for any single flight.
Kansas vs all states by total flight operations
Where this state's BTS On-Time Performance flight count sits among every state with tracked operations (traffic density, not on-time quality)
165,618 Top 81% more flights than 19% of 53 states
States, banded by total BTS-tracked flights
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Source BTS On-Time Performance · 2026-06-13
Airports in Kansas
Kansas airports ranked by on-time rate
7 BTS-tracked airports, led by LBL at 85.9%
On-time rate by airport
- LBL
Liberal, KS: 85.9% on-time, 7,285 flights
86 %
- DDC
Dodge City, KS: 85.5% on-time, 7,255 flights
86 %
- MHK
Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS: 85.2% on-time, 15,042 flights
85 %
- GCK
Garden City, KS: 84.8% on-time, 8,568 flights
85 %
- HYS
Hays, KS: 84.6% on-time, 8,353 flights
85 %
- ICT
Wichita, KS: 82.2% on-time, 109,987 flights
82 %
- SLN
Salina, KS: 81.8% on-time, 9,128 flights
82 %
What this shows Airports here range from 81.8% to 85.9% on-time.
| Code | Airport | City | Flights | On-Time | Avg Delay (when late) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT | Wichita, KS | Wichita | 109,987 | 82.2% | 80.9 min |
| MHK | Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS | Manhattan/Ft. Riley | 15,042 | 85.2% | 86.9 min |
| SLN | Salina, KS | Salina | 9,128 | 81.8% | 114.5 min |
| GCK | Garden City, KS | Garden City | 8,568 | 84.8% | 88.6 min |
| HYS | Hays, KS | Hays | 8,353 | 84.6% | 112.4 min |
| LBL | Liberal, KS | Liberal | 7,285 | 85.9% | 91.9 min |
| DDC | Dodge City, KS | Dodge City | 7,255 | 85.5% | 130.3 min |
Kansas traffic-scale reading
The standout signal in Kansas is traffic scale: 165,618 BTS flights place it #43 of 53 by book size. That quiet-book footprint sits beside a 83% on-time rate (4 pts above the 79% U.S. average), 28,137 delayed departures, and a 1.28% cancellation rate.
As a quieter state, Wichita, KS (ICT) still leads volume with 109,987 flights at 82.2% on-time; a single late inbound can swing the monthly book more than at a mega-hub state.
On the recent 24-month tape, delay pressure is lightest in Feb 2024 and heaviest in Jun 2025. On reliability, Liberal, KS (LBL) posts the highest on-time rate at 85.9% across 7,285 flights. On-time performance explained.
States With a Similar On-Time Rate
Other U.S. states whose statewide on-time rate is closest to Kansas's 83%.
Using Kansas's data
Kansas's statewide on-time book is stronger than most peers; remaining risk sits in the busiest airport and delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
- Liberal, KS (LBL) is the most reliable airport in Kansas among those with meaningful traffic. LBL profile
- Wichita, KS handles the most traffic in the state; its performance weighs heavily on the state average. ICT profile
- See how Kansas compares with every other state that has BTS-tracked airports. All states
State averages are flight-weighted across all reporting airports in the state; a single busy airport can dominate the figure.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025