Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) delays & on-time performance
Bloomington/Normal, Illinois · 6 nonstop destinations · 3 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BMI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
41 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
94 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 1,953 departures from BMI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into BMI were on time 80% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (91% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (65%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (93% on time); around 8pm did worst (48%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%).
Most delayed routes from BMI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago83%879 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth89%727 flts
Most reliable routes from BMI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth89%727 flts
- ORD · Chicago83%879 flts
Best airline at BMI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 91% | 0.0% | 6 min | 1 | 82 |
| Envoy Air | 86% | 2.6% | 15 min | 2 | 1,606 |
| Allegiant Air | 65% | 0.0% | 33 min | 3 | 265 |
Best time to fly out of BMI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am88%234 flts
- 6am93%461 flts
- 7am86%36 flts
- 8am77%78 flts
- 9am80%90 flts
- 11am75%166 flts
- 2pm88%165 flts
- 3pm86%325 flts
- 4pm81%117 flts
- 5pm61%32 flts
- 6pm77%80 flts
- 7pm60%51 flts
- 8pm48%67 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)22%
- Extreme weather20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- 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.