Route Reliability

Airport reliability

Fargo (FAR) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Fargo, ND (FAR) 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

Fargo, ND6,811 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
77.2%
U.S. average 75.6%
Cancelled
1.7%
U.S. average 1.9%
60+ minutes late
8.8%
U.S. average 8.1%
Scheduled departures
6,811
12 months

What this means

FAR departures beat the U.S. average.

  • 77.2% of the 6,811 scheduled departures from Fargo (FAR) arrived at their destination on time, 1.6 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
  • 1.7% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 8.8% arrived an hour or more late.
  • Flights arriving at FAR were on time 76.7% of the time.
  • Among airlines with at least 300 departures, Delta Air Lines was the most punctual from FAR (86.9%) and United Airlines the least (73.0%).
  • Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month for departures from FAR (85.5% on time) and January the least reliable (73.2%).
  • Cancellations peaked in January, when 2.6% of flights were cancelled.
  • Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (87.3% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (64.8%).

Airlines at FAR

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from FAR, 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
Delta Air Lines 86.9%0.4% 4.9%109 min 700
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle 79.3%2.4% 6.8%79 min 2,266
Frontier Airlines 79.1%0.0% 5.8%53 min 172
Allegiant Air 77.7%0.4% 7.7%78 min 749
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska 73.0%2.1% 12.1%107 min 2,561
United Airlines 73.0%0.3% 9.9%76 min 363

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 87.3%
6a 83.7%
7a 81.0%
8a 94.1%
9a 72.9%
10a 80.4%
11a 70.5%
12p 74.5%
1p 78.9%
2p 75.7%
3p 79.5%
4p 75.5%
5p 70.3%
6p 68.2%
7p 64.8%
8p 69.0%
9p 77.3%
10p Insufficient sample
Share of scheduled flights on time FAR average 77.2%
Departures from FAR by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Departing before 6 am 87.3% 655
Departing 6 am to 7 am 83.7% 673
Departing 7 am to 8 am 81.0% 732
Departing 8 am to 9 am 94.1% 51
Departing 9 am to 10 am 72.9% 432
Departing 10 am to 11 am 80.4% 367
Departing 11 am to noon 70.5% 546
Departing noon to 1 pm 74.5% 475
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm 78.9% 869
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm 75.7% 305
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm 79.5% 83
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm 75.5% 286
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm 70.3% 821
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm 68.2% 132
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm 64.8% 193
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm 69.0% 71
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm 77.3% 110
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm Insufficient sample 10

Best and worst months at FAR

Jan 73.2%
Feb 79.5%
Mar 80.6%
Apr 79.1%
May 80.8%
Jun 75.3%
Jul 76.4%
Aug 77.0%
Sep 84.1%
Oct 85.5%
Nov 81.7%
Dec 73.6%
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 77.2%
Departures from FAR by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
January 73.2% 1,718
February 79.5% 1,629
March 80.6% 1,856
April 79.1% 1,729
May 80.8% 1,719
June 75.3% 1,699
July 76.4% 1,789
August 77.0% 1,750
September 84.1% 1,620
October 85.5% 1,628
November 81.7% 1,575
December 73.6% 1,679

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 82.3%
Oct 84.4%
Nov 76.1%
Dec 65.5%
Jan 68.3%
Feb 74.8%
Mar 76.7%
Apr 77.0%
May 83.1%
Jun 78.5%
Jul 80.8%
Aug 77.7%
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
Departures from FAR, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.
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PeriodOn timeFlights
Sep 2025 82.3% 576
Oct 2025 84.4% 537
Nov 2025 76.1% 506
Dec 2025 65.5% 539
Jan 2026 68.3% 578
Feb 2026 74.8% 547
Mar 2026 76.7% 610
Apr 2026 77.0% 608
May 2026 83.1% 611
Jun 2026 78.5% 558
Jul 2026 80.8% 595
Aug 2026 77.7% 546

Busiest routes from FAR

Nonstop routes from FAR by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
ToOn timeCancelledAirlinesFlights
Chicago (ORD) 70.4%3.1%22,004
Denver (DEN) 71.7%1.0%31,413
Minneapolis (MSP) 86.7%0.6%21,218
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 84.1%1.9%11,086
Phoenix (AZA) 79.6%0.0%1372
Atlanta (ATL) 79.9%2.9%2239
Las Vegas (LAS) 77.9%0.0%1140
Nashville (BNA) 81.7%1.9%1104
Phoenix (PHX) 88.2%0.0%1102
Sanford (SFB) 65.8%0.0%176
St. Petersburg (PIE) 73.7%1.8%157
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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 Fargo, ND (FAR) 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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