Fargo, ND

What the Data Says About FAR

Fargo, ND in Fargo, North Dakota handled 74,155 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 82.6% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 12,923 experienced delays, 959 were cancelled, and 72 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.29%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 88.0 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing FAR against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at FAR, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 42.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 27.2% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 15.6%. Weather contributes 14.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.1%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, September runs the cleanest at FAR with a 94.2% on-time rate, while December is the roughest at 87.7% — a 7-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in March, when average flights hit 1,180. The busiest route from FAR is to FAR (Fargo), with 10,106 flights at a 85.1% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 82.6% on-time, 88.0-minute average delay, 1.29% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Fargo, ND.