According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Fresno, CA (FAT) ranks #90 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Fresno, CA posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.
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FAT on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Fresno, CA sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Fresno, CA handles more flight
volume than 77% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
45% 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.
Fresno, CA vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 133,263 ·
On-time rate: 83.0%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes816,565 min
Carrier389,981 min · 48%
Late Aircraft264,552 min · 32%
NAS (National Aviation System)111,218 min · 14%
Weather48,612 min · 6%
Security2,202 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
FAT - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: September (93.7%) · worst: December (90.1%)
FAT - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
FAT - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 15.9 min · taxi-in 6.4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
FAT's average taxi-out (15.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.5 min (April 2024) to 18.4 min (November 2025).
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Fresno, CA, both outside California 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 Fresno, CA is the delay mix: Carrier owns 47.8% of 816,565 delay minutes across 133,263 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83% (4 pts above the 79% national average), with 22,700 delayed and 895 cancelled (0.67%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (32.4% late-aircraft, 47.8% carrier, 13.6% NAS, 6.0% weather, 0.3% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.
On the multi-year calendar, FAT is strongest in September (93.7% on-time) and weakest in December (90.1%), a 3.6-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~2,057 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to LAS (Las Vegas) at 75.6% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Fresno, CA vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83%Top 55%higher than 45% of 382 airports
Fresno, CA
60%95%
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.
FAT's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Check the busiest route from FAT before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in September rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 15.9 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. 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 Fresno, CA's on-time rate?
Fresno, CA (FAT) has a 83% on-time rate across 133,263 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does FAT rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Fresno, CA ranks #90 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Fresno, CA?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FAT, accounting for 47.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 32.4% late-aircraft, 47.8% carrier, 13.6% NAS/air-traffic-control, 6.0% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Fresno, CA?
September is historically FAT's strongest month at 93.7% on-time, while December is the weakest at 90.1%, a 3.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.