Farmington, NM

What the Data Says About FMN

Farmington, NM in Farmington, New Mexico handled 475 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2025 and 2025, posting a 82.7% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 82 experienced delays, 1 were cancelled, and 0 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 0.21%, the diversion rate to 0.00%, and the average delay when departures run late is 124.7 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing FMN against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at FMN, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 80.5% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 11.9% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 6.4%. Weather contributes 1.2% 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, June runs the cleanest at FMN with a 98.3% on-time rate, while September is the roughest at 81.7% — a 17-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in December, when average flights hit 62. Combine these numbers — 82.7% on-time, 124.7-minute average delay, 0.21% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Farmington, NM.