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Sioux Falls, SD

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Sioux Falls, SD (FSD) ranks #115 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Sioux Falls, SD posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

81.6%
On-time
Top 71%
on-time, US airports
85 min
Delay when late
1.29%
Cancelled
#115 of 382
Corpus placement
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FSD on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%81.6%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 669,228.

Late Aircraft 31.3% (209,216 min)
Carrier 37.6% (251,522 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 17.4% (116,404 min)
Weather 13.4% (89,885 min)
Security 0.3% (2,201 min)

FSD - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: April (94%) · worst: December (88.7%)

88%90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 88.7%

FSD - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.1% 89.4% ▼ -6.0%

FSD - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 18.3 min · taxi-in 6.8 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min30 min Jan 24Dec 25 27.6 min 25.5 min ▼ -7.6%

FSD's average taxi-out (18.3 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.4 min (October 2024) to 27.6 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Sioux Falls, SD.

Cancellation Rate

1.29%

1,075 of 83,262 flights

Diversion Rate

0.10%

80 of 83,262 flights

Delay Rate

18.4%

15,354 of 83,262 flights

Top Routes from FSD

Busiest routes to and from Sioux Falls, SD.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
MSP (Minneapolis) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 9,046 85.7% 196 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → MSP (Minneapolis) 9,045 86.7% 196 mi
DEN (Denver) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 8,756 80.2% 483 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → DEN (Denver) 8,751 80.9% 483 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → ORD (Chicago) 7,573 80.6% 462 mi
ORD (Chicago) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 7,571 77.2% 462 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 5,438 72.9% 737 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 5,433 77.5% 737 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → PHX (Phoenix) 2,222 81.3% 1,081 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 2,189 80.6% 1,081 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 1,567 78% 954 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → ATL (Atlanta) 1,536 83.2% 954 mi
AZA (Phoenix) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 870 84% 1,072 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → AZA (Phoenix) 870 76.3% 1,072 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → FSD (Sioux Falls) 580 86.2% 1,021 mi
FSD (Sioux Falls) → CLT (Charlotte) 580 90.7% 1,021 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Sioux Falls, SD, both outside South Dakota 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: 81.6%).

Houston, TX

Houston, TX

81.6% on-time 1,404,392 flights

Raleigh/Durham, NC

Raleigh/Durham, NC

81.6% on-time 616,332 flights

Norfolk, VA

Norfolk, VA

81.6% on-time 231,501 flights

Richmond, VA

Richmond, VA

81.6% on-time 203,348 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 83,262).

Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara, CA

83,263 flights 83.3% on-time

Wilmington, NC

Wilmington, NC

80,728 flights 83.9% on-time

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

Jackson/Vicksburg, MS

79,839 flights 84.2% on-time

Burlington, VT

Burlington, VT

79,685 flights 83.4% on-time

Other Airports in South Dakota

Compare performance with other South Dakota airports.

RAP 83.1%

Rapid City, SD

Rapid City · 58,593 flights
ABR 88.6%

Aberdeen, SD

Aberdeen · 8,753 flights
ATY 87.6%

Watertown, SD

Watertown · 3,061 flights
PIR 87%

Pierre, SD

Pierre · 3,006 flights

FSD delay-share reading

The standout signal at Sioux Falls, SD is the delay mix: Carrier owns 37.6% of 669,228 delay minutes across 83,262 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 81.6% (2.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 15,354 delayed and 1,075 cancelled (1.29%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (31.3% late-aircraft, 37.6% carrier, 17.4% NAS, 13.4% 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, FSD is strongest in April (94% on-time) and weakest in December (88.7%), a 5.3-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~1,262 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 85.7% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for South Dakota: South Dakota 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 FSD's data

FSD's on-time book sits in the slower half of the BTS set; check the delay mix and the worst month before treating the headline as typical.

  • Check the busiest route from FSD before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in April rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18.3 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.