Williston Basin International in February 2026

74.7%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 178 domestic departures from Williston Basin International (XWA). 74.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.3% reached their destination on time; 0.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so XWA departures were 3.4 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 158 departures with 68.4% leaving on time: a change of +6.3 points, with flights up 13%.

Flights arriving at XWA that month were on time 72.3% of the time (177 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 52%, extreme weather 23% and national aviation system 14%.

On time 75.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.2%
Cancelled 0.0%
Diverted 0.6%

Every scheduled departure from XWA 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	XWA, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	74.7%	68.4%	79.1%	78.1%
Arrived on time	75.3%	72.2%	76.5%	78.3%
Cancelled	0.0%	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	36.2 min	26.1 min	25.4 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	6	5	7	17,168
Scheduled departures	178	158	2,411	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	178	100%	75.3%	18.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
XWA–DEN	Williston to Denver	97	75.3%	14.9 min	0.0%
XWA–MSP	Williston to Minneapolis	80	76.3%	21.9 min	0.0%
XWA–MOT	Williston to Minot	1	0.0%	—	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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	51.9%	38.2%	3,113
Late-arriving aircraft	11.5%	37.2%	691
National Aviation System	13.5%	18.5%	812
Extreme weather	23.0%	6.0%	1,380
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

5,996 delay minutes on 43 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 XWA on time in February 2026?

74.7% of 178 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.3% 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, 68.4% of 158 departures left on time and 3.8% were cancelled, against 74.7% and 0.0% 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 XWA · methodology · corrections.