According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Fayetteville, NC (FAY) ranks #198 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Fayetteville, NC posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.
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FAY on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes: 133,087.
Late Aircraft24.9% (33,093 min)
Carrier55.8% (74,205 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)9.8% (13,033 min)
Weather9.6% (12,728 min)
Security0.0% (28 min)
FAY - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (95.6%) · worst: January (92.2%)
FAY - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
FAY - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 17 min · taxi-in 4.3 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
FAY's average taxi-out (17 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.5 min (September 2025) to 23.4 min (October 2024).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Fayetteville, NC.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Fayetteville, NC, both outside North Carolina 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 Fayetteville, NC is the delay mix: Carrier owns 55.8% of 133,087 delay minutes across 22,542 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.9% (7.9 pts above the 79% national average), with 2,948 delayed and 240 cancelled (1.06%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (24.9% late-aircraft, 55.8% carrier, 9.8% NAS, 9.6% weather, 0.0% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.
On the multi-year calendar, FAY is strongest in April (95.6% on-time) and weakest in January (92.2%), a 3.4-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~356 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ATL (Atlanta) at 89.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Fayetteville, NC vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
86.9%Top 17%higher than 83% of 382 airports
Fayetteville, NC
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.
FAY's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from FAY before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in April rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 17 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 Fayetteville, NC's on-time rate?
Fayetteville, NC (FAY) has a 86.9% on-time rate across 22,542 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 7.9 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-quartile on-time performance.
How does FAY rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Fayetteville, NC ranks #198 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 Fayetteville, NC?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FAY, accounting for 55.8% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 24.9% late-aircraft, 55.8% carrier, 9.8% NAS/air-traffic-control, 9.6% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Fayetteville, NC?
April is historically FAY's strongest month at 95.6% on-time, while January is the weakest at 92.2%, a 3.4-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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