According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Farmington, NM (FMN) ranks #375 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Farmington, NM posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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FMN on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Farmington, NM sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Farmington, NM handles more flight
volume than 2% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
42% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet 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.
Farmington, NM vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 475 ·
On-time rate: 82.7%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes5,070 min
Carrier4,083 min · 81%
Late Aircraft601 min · 12%
NAS (National Aviation System)326 min · 6%
Weather60 min · 1%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
FMN - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: June (98.3%) · worst: September (81.7%)
FMN - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 18.1 min · taxi-in 5.1 min over the last 8 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
FMN's average taxi-out (18.1 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.6 min (October 2025) to 26.8 min (December 2025).
Cancellation & Diversion Analysis
Flight disruption statistics for Farmington, NM.
Cancellation Rate
0.21%
1 of 475 flights
Diversion Rate
0.00%
0 of 475 flights
Delay Rate
17.3%
82 of 475 flights
Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Farmington, NM, both outside New Mexico 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 Farmington, NM is the delay mix: Carrier owns 80.5% of 5,070 delay minutes across 475 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82.7% (3.7 pts above the 79% national average), with 82 delayed and 1 cancelled (0.21%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (11.9% late-aircraft, 80.5% carrier, 6.4% NAS, 1.2% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, FMN is strongest in June (98.3% on-time) and weakest in September (81.7%), a 16.6-point swing. Volume peaks in December (~62 flights/month). Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Farmington, NM vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
82.7%Top 58%higher than 42% of 382 airports
Farmington, NM
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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 (2025–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
FMN's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.
Compare FMN against airports with a similar on-time rate. Compare airports →
Travel in June rather than September if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.1 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 Farmington, NM's on-time rate?
Farmington, NM (FMN) has a 82.7% on-time rate across 475 BTS-tracked flights (2025-2025), 3.7 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does FMN rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Farmington, NM ranks #375 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Farmington, NM?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FMN, accounting for 80.5% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 11.9% late-aircraft, 80.5% carrier, 6.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 1.2% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Farmington, NM?
June is historically FMN's strongest month at 98.3% on-time, while September is the weakest at 81.7%, a 16.6-point swing across the BTS historical record.