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Airport · FAR · Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, ND

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Fargo, ND (FAR) ranks #122 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Fargo, ND posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82.6%
On-time
Top 59%
on-time, US airports
88 min
Delay when late
1.29%
Cancelled
#122 of 382
Corpus placement
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FAR on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82.6%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 608,798.

Late Aircraft 27.2% (165,386 min)
Carrier 42.5% (258,845 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 15.6% (94,859 min)
Weather 14.6% (89,139 min)
Security 0.1% (569 min)

FAR - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (94.2%) · worst: December (87.7%)

86%88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 87.7%

FAR - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.5% 90.3% ▼ -5.4%

FAR - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 19 min · taxi-in 6.1 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 23.7 min 27.8 min ▲ +17.3%

FAR's average taxi-out (19 min) runs longer than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). The heaviest month in this window is December 2025 at 27.8 min; the lightest is October 2024 at 15.1 min.

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Fargo, ND.

Cancellation Rate

1.29%

959 of 74,155 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

72 of 74,155 flights

Delay Rate

17.4%

12,923 of 74,155 flights

Top Routes from FAR

Busiest routes to and from Fargo, ND.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MSP (Minneapolis) → FAR (Fargo) 10,106 85.1% 223 mi
FAR (Fargo) → MSP (Minneapolis) 10,104 87.2% 223 mi
FAR (Fargo) → ORD (Chicago) 8,966 79.1% 557 mi
ORD (Chicago) → FAR (Fargo) 8,945 77.6% 557 mi
DEN (Denver) → FAR (Fargo) 8,183 79.9% 627 mi
FAR (Fargo) → DEN (Denver) 8,157 79% 627 mi
FAR (Fargo) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 4,642 82.4% 968 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → FAR (Fargo) 4,639 81.6% 968 mi
FAR (Fargo) → AZA (Phoenix) 714 80.5% 1,220 mi
AZA (Phoenix) → FAR (Fargo) 712 85.5% 1,220 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → FAR (Fargo) 501 85% 1,225 mi
FAR (Fargo) → PHX (Phoenix) 500 83.8% 1,225 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Fargo, ND, both outside North Dakota so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82.6%).

Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AK

82.6% on-time 214,443 flights

Des Moines, IA

Des Moines, IA

82.6% on-time 169,476 flights

Huntsville, AL

Huntsville, AL

82.6% on-time 91,787 flights

Dillingham, AK

Dillingham, AK

82.6% on-time 2,866 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 74,155).

Punta Gorda, FL

Punta Gorda, FL

75,674 flights 74.9% on-time

Bend/Redmond, OR

Bend/Redmond, OR

75,747 flights 86% on-time

Hilo, HI

Hilo, HI

72,372 flights 88.2% on-time

South Bend, IN

South Bend, IN

72,322 flights 81.5% on-time

Other Airports in North Dakota

Compare performance with other North Dakota airports.

BIS 83.4%

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

Bismarck/Mandan · 45,937 flights
MOT 84.8%

Minot, ND

Minot · 29,078 flights
XWA 82.4%

Williston, ND

Williston · 18,596 flights
GFK 86.6%

Grand Forks, ND

Grand Forks · 14,798 flights
JMS 87.2%

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown · 9,384 flights
DVL 86.3%

Devils Lake, ND

Devils Lake · 7,845 flights
DIK 84%

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson · 4,996 flights

FAR delay-share reading

The standout signal at Fargo, ND is the delay mix: Carrier owns 42.5% of 608,798 delay minutes across 74,155 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.6% (3.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 12,923 delayed and 959 cancelled (1.29%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (27.2% late-aircraft, 42.5% carrier, 15.6% NAS, 14.6% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, FAR is strongest in September (94.2% on-time) and weakest in December (87.7%), a 6.5-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,180 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 85.1% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for North Dakota: North Dakota flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using FAR's data

FAR's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from FAR before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Build extra connection buffer when taxi-out spikes. December 2025 averaged 27.8 min. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.