Fayetteville, NC

What the Data Says About FAY

Fayetteville, NC in Fayetteville, North Carolina handled 22,542 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 86.9% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 2,948 experienced delays, 240 were cancelled, and 22 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.06%, the diversion rate to 0.10%, and the average delay when departures run late is 89.3 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing FAY against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at FAY, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 55.8% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 24.9% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 9.8%. Weather contributes 9.6% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, April runs the cleanest at FAY with a 95.6% on-time rate, while January is the roughest at 92.2% - a 3-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in July, when average flights hit 356. The busiest route connecting FAY is to ATL (Atlanta), with 4,987 flights at a 89.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers - 86.9% on-time, 89.3-minute average delay, 1.06% cancellation rate, and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Fayetteville, NC.