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Airport · FAT · Fresno, California

Fresno, CA

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.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83%
On-time
Top 55%
on-time, US airports
76 min
Delay when late
0.67%
Cancelled
#90 of 382
Corpus placement
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FAT on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%83%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 816,565.

Late Aircraft 32.4% (264,552 min)
Carrier 47.8% (389,981 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 13.6% (111,218 min)
Weather 6.0% (48,612 min)
Security 0.3% (2,202 min)

FAT - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (93.7%) · worst: December (90.1%)

89%90%91%92%93%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.1%

FAT - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.4% 92% ▼ -3.6%

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).

14 min16 min18 min20 min Jan 24Dec 25 15.3 min 16.8 min ▲ +9.8%

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).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Fresno, CA.

Cancellation Rate

0.67%

895 of 133,263 flights

Diversion Rate

0.16%

211 of 133,263 flights

Delay Rate

17.0%

22,700 of 133,263 flights

Top Routes from FAT

Busiest routes to and from Fresno, CA.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
LAS (Las Vegas) → FAT (Fresno) 8,636 75.6% 259 mi
FAT (Fresno) → LAS (Las Vegas) 8,635 77.2% 259 mi
DEN (Denver) → FAT (Fresno) 8,396 79.1% 844 mi
FAT (Fresno) → DEN (Denver) 8,392 85.3% 844 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → FAT (Fresno) 7,662 82.7% 493 mi
FAT (Fresno) → PHX (Phoenix) 7,660 83.9% 493 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → FAT (Fresno) 7,432 72.5% 1,313 mi
FAT (Fresno) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 7,430 81.7% 1,313 mi
FAT (Fresno) → SLC (Salt Lake City) 7,043 92.2% 501 mi
SLC (Salt Lake City) → FAT (Fresno) 7,043 91.8% 501 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → FAT (Fresno) 6,701 83.5% 158 mi
FAT (Fresno) → SFO (San Francisco) 6,694 81.2% 158 mi
FAT (Fresno) → LAX (Los Angeles) 5,728 88.2% 209 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → FAT (Fresno) 5,690 86.7% 209 mi
SEA (Seattle) → FAT (Fresno) 5,393 84.1% 748 mi
FAT (Fresno) → SEA (Seattle) 5,301 85.2% 748 mi
FAT (Fresno) → SAN (San Diego) 4,967 82.3% 314 mi
SAN (San Diego) → FAT (Fresno) 4,920 80% 314 mi
FAT (Fresno) → PDX (Portland) 2,811 87.9% 626 mi
PDX (Portland) → FAT (Fresno) 2,723 85.7% 626 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

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.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83%).

Bangor, ME

Bangor, ME

83% on-time 47,532 flights

Seattle, WA

Seattle, WA

83.1% on-time 1,871,155 flights

Tulsa, OK

Tulsa, OK

82.9% on-time 182,147 flights

Madison, WI

Madison, WI

83.1% on-time 127,239 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 133,263).

Little Rock, AR

Little Rock, AR

133,985 flights 81.4% on-time

Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs, CO

134,711 flights 80.4% on-time

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NY

131,663 flights 81.5% on-time

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville, AR

130,348 flights 83.2% on-time

Other Airports in California

Compare performance with other California airports.

LAX 82.8%

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles · 2,137,032 flights
SFO 81%

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco · 1,466,784 flights
SAN 80.8%

San Diego, CA

San Diego · 973,807 flights
SMF 82.7%

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento · 592,833 flights
SJC 84.2%

San Jose, CA

San Jose · 546,547 flights
SNA 82.5%

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana · 482,186 flights
OAK 81.7%

Oakland, CA

Oakland · 472,036 flights
BUR 82.4%

Burbank, CA

Burbank · 319,148 flights

FAT delay-share reading

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.

Statewide aggregates for California: California 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 FAT's data

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.

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.