Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) delays & on-time performance
Salina, Kansas · 3 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SLN 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
1.3%
14 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
118 min when late
Departed on time
85%
avg taxi-out 16 min
Figures cover 1,053 departures from SLN; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into SLN were on time 69% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.3% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 11am did best (85% on time); around 10am did worst (79%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (65%).
Most delayed routes from SLN
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago83%362 flts
- DEN · Denver85%365 flts
Most reliable routes from SLN
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver85%365 flts
- ORD · Chicago83%362 flts
Best airline at SLN
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 83% | 1.3% | 21 min | 3 | 1,053 |
Best time to fly out of SLN
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am85%363 flts
- 9am82%364 flts
- 10am79%204 flts
- 11am85%122 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)65%
- Extreme weather16%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Late-arriving aircraft6%
- 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.