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.
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FSD 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: 669,228.
Late Aircraft31.3% (209,216 min)
Carrier37.6% (251,522 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)17.4% (116,404 min)
Weather13.4% (89,885 min)
Security0.3% (2,201 min)
FSD - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: April (94%) · worst: December (88.7%)
FSD - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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).
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.
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.
Sioux Falls, SD vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
81.6%Top 71%higher than 29% of 382 airports
Sioux Falls, SD
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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 (2020–2025).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sioux Falls, SD's on-time rate?
Sioux Falls, SD (FSD) has a 81.6% on-time rate across 83,262 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 2.6 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does FSD rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Sioux Falls, SD ranks #115 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 Sioux Falls, SD?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at FSD, accounting for 37.6% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 31.3% late-aircraft, 37.6% carrier, 17.4% NAS/air-traffic-control, 13.4% weather, and 0.3% security.
When is the best time to fly through Sioux Falls, SD?
April is historically FSD's strongest month at 94% on-time, while December is the weakest at 88.7%, a 5.3-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