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Airport · GFK · Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Grand Forks, ND (GFK) ranks #229 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Grand Forks, ND posts top-quartile on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a mid-size U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

86.6%
On-time
Top 19%
on-time, US airports
97 min
Delay when late
1.42%
Cancelled
#229 of 382
Corpus placement
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GFK on-time rate vs. the national average

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

0%100%U.S. average79%86.6%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Carrier. Total delay minutes: 100,236.

Late Aircraft 16.4% (16,442 min)
Carrier 52.1% (52,242 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 10.8% (10,848 min)
Weather 20.6% (20,620 min)
Security 0.1% (84 min)

GFK - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: November (95.5%) · worst: December (90.4%)

90%92%94%96% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 90.4%

GFK - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

90%92%94%96% 202020212022202320242025 95.6% 92.3% ▼ -3.5%

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

Average taxi-out 18 min · taxi-in 4.8 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 22.7 min 23.1 min ▲ +1.8%

GFK's average taxi-out (18 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 13.4 min (March 2025) to 24.9 min (December 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Grand Forks, ND.

Cancellation Rate

1.42%

210 of 14,798 flights

Diversion Rate

0.02%

3 of 14,798 flights

Delay Rate

13.4%

1,987 of 14,798 flights

Top Routes from GFK

Busiest routes to and from Grand Forks, ND.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
GFK (Grand Forks) → MSP (Minneapolis) 6,151 88.4% 284 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → GFK (Grand Forks) 6,151 86.8% 284 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Grand Forks, ND, both outside North 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: 86.6%).

Sheridan, WY

Sheridan, WY

86.6% on-time 7,839 flights

Pullman, WA

Pullman, WA

86.6% on-time 4,696 flights

Wichita Falls, TX

Wichita Falls, TX

86.5% on-time 10,644 flights

Escanaba, MI

Escanaba, MI

86.5% on-time 7,922 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 14,798).

Sitka, AK

Sitka, AK

14,900 flights 82.7% on-time

Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith, AR

14,933 flights 85.8% on-time

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

Manhattan/Ft. Riley, KS

15,042 flights 85.2% on-time

College Station/Bryan, TX

College Station/Bryan, TX

15,211 flights 86.7% on-time

Other Airports in North Dakota

Compare performance with other North Dakota airports.

FAR 82.6%

Fargo, ND

Fargo · 74,155 flights
BIS 83.4%

Bismarck/Mandan, ND

Bismarck/Mandan · 45,937 flights
MOT 84.8%

Minot, ND

Minot · 29,078 flights
XWA 82.4%

Williston, ND

Williston · 18,596 flights
JMS 87.2%

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown · 9,384 flights
DVL 86.3%

Devils Lake, ND

Devils Lake · 7,845 flights
DIK 84%

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson · 4,996 flights

GFK delay-share reading

The standout signal at Grand Forks, ND is the delay mix: Carrier owns 52.1% of 100,236 delay minutes across 14,798 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 86.6% (7.6 pts above the 79% national average), with 1,987 delayed and 210 cancelled (1.42%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (16.4% late-aircraft, 52.1% carrier, 10.8% NAS, 20.6% weather, 0.1% security). Mid-volume books still show a clear delay fingerprint rather than a weather-only story.

On the multi-year calendar, GFK is strongest in November (95.5% on-time) and weakest in December (90.4%), a 5.1-point swing. Volume peaks in March (~242 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to MSP (Minneapolis) at 88.4% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for North Dakota: North 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 GFK's data

GFK's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from GFK before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in November rather than December if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 18 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.