Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) delays & on-time performance
Bemidji, Minnesota · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BJI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.1%
8 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
108 min when late
Departed on time
88%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 728 departures from BJI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BJI were on time 85% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI) arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 2pm did best (86% on time); around 3pm did worst (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (74%).
Most delayed routes from BJI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MSP · Minneapolis85%728 flts
Most reliable routes from BJI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MSP · Minneapolis85%728 flts
Best airline at BJI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 85% | 1.1% | 17 min | 1 | 728 |
Best time to fly out of BJI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am86%364 flts
- 2pm86%323 flts
- 3pm74%38 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)74%
- Extreme weather21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion5%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.