Route Reliability

Airport reliability

Fairbanks (FAI) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Fairbanks, AK (FAI) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Fairbanks, AK4,148 departures in 12 months

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Three-letter airport codes, nonstop U.S. domestic flights. One direction at a time.

Departures on time
81.8%
U.S. average 75.6%
Cancelled
1.0%
U.S. average 1.9%
60+ minutes late
4.7%
U.S. average 8.1%
Scheduled departures
4,148
12 months

What this means

FAI departures beat the U.S. average.

  • 81.8% of the 4,148 scheduled departures from Fairbanks (FAI) arrived at their destination on time, 6.2 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • 1.0% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 4.7% arrived an hour or more late.
  • Flights arriving at FAI were on time 81.0% of the time.
  • Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Alaska Airlines was the most punctual from FAI (84.1%) and Delta Air Lines the least (73.9%).
  • Over the last 3 years, April was the most reliable month for departures from FAI (88.9% on time) and December the least reliable (72.0%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 2.9% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart 7 am to 8 am were the most punctual (96.9% on time); flights scheduled to depart 8 pm to 9 pm were the least (72.5%).

Airlines at FAI

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from FAI, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
AirlineOn timeCancelled 60+ min lateAvg delay when lateDepartures
Alaska Airlines 84.1%0.8% 3.9%59 min 3,298
Delta Air Lines 73.9%2.1% 7.7%102 min 575
United Airlines 71.6%0.7% 7.3%82 min 275

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 81.1%
6a 78.7%
7a 96.9%
8a 85.8%
9a 96.6%
10a 86.8%
11a 82.6%
12p 84.7%
1p 76.6%
2p 82.0%
3p 78.1%
4p 80.0%
5p Insufficient sample
6p Insufficient sample
7p Insufficient sample
8p 72.5%
9p 77.7%
10p Insufficient sample
11p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time FAI average 81.8%
Departures from FAI by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 81.1% 1,519
Departing 6 am to 7 am 78.7% 75
Departing 7 am to 8 am 96.9% 131
Departing 8 am to 9 am 85.8% 346
Departing 9 am to 10 am 96.6% 88
Departing 10 am to 11 am 86.8% 53
Departing 11 am to noon 82.6% 109
Departing noon to 1 pm 84.7% 360
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 76.6% 299
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 82.0% 211
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 78.1% 320
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 80.0% 155
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm Insufficient sample 37
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm Insufficient sample 7
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm Insufficient sample 48
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 72.5% 218
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 77.7% 112
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 36
Departing 11 pm to midnight Insufficient sample 24

Best and worst months at FAI

Jan 76.5%
Feb 82.8%
Mar 86.1%
Apr 88.9%
May 86.7%
Jun 84.0%
Jul 78.1%
Aug 82.1%
Sep 87.3%
Oct 84.6%
Nov 82.2%
Dec 72.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 81.8%
Departures from FAI by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 76.5% 821
February 82.8% 767
March 86.1% 949
April 88.9% 832
May 86.7% 933
June 84.0% 1,169
July 78.1% 1,260
August 82.1% 1,253
September 87.3% 971
October 84.6% 768
November 82.2% 680
December 72.0% 704

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 86.4%
Oct 84.4%
Nov 83.0%
Dec 64.8%
Jan 75.5%
Feb 78.3%
Mar 81.0%
Apr 93.1%
May 89.4%
Jun 85.4%
Jul 78.9%
Aug 81.0%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
Departures from FAI, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 86.4% 359
Oct 2025 84.4% 257
Nov 2025 83.0% 264
Dec 2025 64.8% 287
Jan 2026 75.5% 355
Feb 2026 78.3% 332
Mar 2026 81.0% 357
Apr 2026 93.1% 319
May 2026 89.4% 357
Jun 2026 85.4% 403
Jul 2026 78.9% 437
Aug 2026 81.0% 421

Busiest routes from FAI

Nonstop routes from FAI by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
ToOn timeCancelledAirlinesFlights
Seattle (SEA) 81.2%1.0%22,253
Anchorage (ANC) 85.2%1.0%11,449
Chicago (ORD) 68.2%1.4%1148
Denver (DEN) 75.6%0.0%1127
Minneapolis (MSP) 71.0%0.0%193
Portland (PDX) 85.7%0.0%170
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Sources & data dates

Source
U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period
September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through
August 2026
Processed
2026-11-03
Scope
Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Fairbanks, AK (FAI) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method
Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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