Airport reliability

Fresno (FAT) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Fresno, CA (FAT) 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

Fresno, CA13,069 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 80.1%
Cancelled: 0.9%
60+ minutes late: 6.7%
Scheduled departures: 13,069

What this means

FAT departures beat the U.S. average.

80.1% of the 13,069 scheduled departures from Fresno (FAT) arrived at their destination on time, 4.5 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
0.9% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 6.7% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at FAT were on time 78.0% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, United Airlines was the most punctual from FAT (85.1%) and Allegiant Air the least (75.2%).
Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for departures from FAT (85.4% on time) and July the least reliable (76.8%).
Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (93.4% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (60.7%).

Airlines at FAT

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from FAT, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
Envoy AirSold as American Eagle	87.1%	0.0%	3.4%	140 min	147
United Airlines	85.1%	0.4%	4.9%	68 min	738
Alaska Airlines	82.0%	1.0%	5.8%	57 min	417
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	80.5%	0.9%	6.5%	74 min	6,909
Southwest Airlines	80.4%	0.2%	6.0%	56 min	2,067
American Airlines	77.8%	2.1%	7.3%	90 min	2,145
Allegiant Air	75.2%	0.6%	11.5%	94 min	641
Delta Air Lines	Insufficient sample				5

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On-time rate by departure hour

<6a 93.4%

6a 88.6%

7a 82.8%

8a 73.9%

9a 86.6%

10a 74.6%

11a 80.0%

12p 85.8%

1p 80.9%

2p 76.2%

3p 66.4%

4p 71.2%

5p 78.0%

6p 66.7%

7p 60.7%

8p 75.6%

9p Insufficient sample

10p Insufficient sample

11p 80.3%

Share of scheduled flights on time FAT average 80.1%

Departures from FAT by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing before 6 am	93.4%	769
Departing 6 am to 7 am	88.6%	2,393
Departing 7 am to 8 am	82.8%	750
Departing 8 am to 9 am	73.9%	805
Departing 9 am to 10 am	86.6%	995
Departing 10 am to 11 am	74.6%	944
Departing 11 am to noon	80.0%	385
Departing noon to 1 pm	85.8%	1,252
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	80.9%	640
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	76.2%	899
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	66.4%	587
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	71.2%	709
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	78.0%	651
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	66.7%	555
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	60.7%	460
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	75.6%	86
Departing 9 pm to 10 pm	Insufficient sample	20
Departing 10 pm to 11 pm	Insufficient sample	42
Departing 11 pm to midnight	80.3%	127

Best and worst months at FAT

Jan 79.9%

Feb 82.7%

Mar 82.9%

Apr 81.9%

May 79.2%

Jun 78.1%

Jul 76.8%

Aug 80.6%

Sep 85.4%

Oct 83.9%

Nov 84.0%

Dec 79.9%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.1%

Departures from FAT by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	79.9%	2,813
February	82.7%	2,539
March	82.9%	2,973
April	81.9%	2,995
May	79.2%	3,368
June	78.1%	3,365
July	76.8%	3,484
August	80.6%	3,389
September	85.4%	3,133
October	83.9%	3,344
November	84.0%	3,146
December	79.9%	3,033

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 83.3%

Oct 80.8%

Nov 81.9%

Dec 80.6%

Jan 77.4%

Feb 85.2%

Mar 85.1%

Apr 81.1%

May 80.2%

Jun 76.0%

Jul 74.6%

Aug 77.2%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from FAT, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	83.3%	1,127
Oct 2025	80.8%	1,229
Nov 2025	81.9%	1,101
Dec 2025	80.6%	1,082
Jan 2026	77.4%	1,022
Feb 2026	85.2%	889
Mar 2026	85.1%	1,012
Apr 2026	81.1%	1,030
May 2026	80.2%	1,117
Jun 2026	76.0%	1,123
Jul 2026	74.6%	1,172
Aug 2026	77.2%	1,165

Busiest routes from FAT

Nonstop routes from FAT by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
San Diego (SAN)	71.8%	1.4%	2	1,818
Las Vegas (LAS)	81.2%	0.4%	2	1,713
Phoenix (PHX)	80.5%	0.6%	3	1,476
Denver (DEN)	88.4%	0.1%	3	1,449
Salt Lake City (SLC)	92.6%	0.5%	1	1,365
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)	77.9%	2.8%	1	1,351
San Francisco (SFO)	62.3%	1.3%	1	1,284
Los Angeles (LAX)	84.3%	0.5%	2	967
Seattle (SEA)	82.1%	0.7%	2	882
Portland (PDX)	89.4%	0.7%	1	555
Chicago (ORD)	73.8%	1.0%	1	195

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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 Fresno, CA (FAT) 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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