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Airport Reliability

MHK · Manhattan/Ft. Riley

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS (MHK)

84%
Departures within 15 minutes
13 min
Average departure delay
76%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.9%
Departures cancelled

Based on 1,716 departures and 1,716 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 3–6 AM departure wins.

Departures from MHK departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 63% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

Departures from MHK arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Saturdays: 78%.

Ticking up lately.

Departures from MHK arrived on time 86% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 83% in the three months before that.

When MHK gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(314 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(363 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(46 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(450 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(292 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(199 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(240 flights)
  • Tue86%(236 flights)
  • Wed88%(235 flights)
  • Thu84%(240 flights)
  • Fri84%(237 flights)
  • Sat78%(236 flights)
  • Sun80%(240 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 77% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%145
July 202580%147
August 202581%126
September 202590%117
October 202578%148
November 202586%138
December 202575%149
January 202684%121
February 202689%128
March 202684%150
April 202686%145
May 202689%150

Airlines departing MHK

Based on 1,716 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.