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.
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FAR on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Fargo, ND sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Fargo, ND handles more flight
volume than 68% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
41% of them, placing it in the quadrant for busy and delay-prone.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Fargo, ND vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 74,155 ·
On-time rate: 82.6%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes608,798 min
Carrier258,845 min · 43%
Late Aircraft165,386 min · 27%
NAS (National Aviation System)94,859 min · 16%
Weather89,139 min · 15%
Security569 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
FAR - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (94.2%) · worst: December (87.7%)
FAR - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Fargo, ND vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.6%Top 59%higher than 41% of 382 airports
Fargo, ND
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fargo, ND's on-time rate?
Fargo, ND (FAR) has a 82.6% on-time rate across 74,155 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 3.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does FAR rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Fargo, ND ranks #122 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a mid-size U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Fargo, ND?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FAR, accounting for 42.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 27.2% late-aircraft, 42.5% carrier, 15.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 14.6% weather, and 0.1% security.
When is the best time to fly through Fargo, ND?
September is historically FAR's strongest month at 94.2% on-time, while December is the weakest at 87.7%, a 6.5-point swing across the BTS historical record.