Minot International in February 2026

83.2%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 184 domestic departures from Minot International (MOT). 83.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.6% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so MOT departures were 5.1 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 198 departures with 74.7% leaving on time: a change of +8.5 points, with flights down 7%.

Flights arriving at MOT that month were on time 77.4% of the time (186 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 68%, extreme weather 14% and national aviation system 13%.

On time 82.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.8%
Cancelled 0.5%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from MOT in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	MOT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	83.2%	74.7%	80.4%	78.1%
Arrived on time	82.6%	73.7%	78.6%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.5%	2.0%	1.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	31.7 min	26.1 min	22.0 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	6	7	7	17,168
Scheduled departures	184	198	2,688	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	160	87%	82.5%	14.7 min	0.6%
G4 Allegiant Air	24	13%	83.3%	40.5 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
MOT–MSP	Minot to Minneapolis	105	84.8%	9.1 min	0.0%
MOT–DEN	Minot to Denver	55	78.2%	25.6 min	1.8%
MOT–AZA	Minot to Phoenix	16	100.0%	-15.0 min	0.0%
MOT–LAS	Minot to Las Vegas	8	50.0%	151.4 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	68.0%	38.2%	3,978
Late-arriving aircraft	5.1%	37.2%	301
National Aviation System	12.6%	18.5%	739
Extreme weather	14.2%	6.0%	829
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

5,847 delay minutes on 31 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left MOT on time in February 2026?

83.2% of 184 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 74.7% of 198 departures left on time and 2.0% were cancelled, against 83.2% and 0.5% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MOT · methodology · corrections.