Fairbanks International in July 2026

76.2%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 437 domestic departures from Fairbanks International (FAI). 76.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.9% reached their destination on time; 0.7% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so FAI departures were 7.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 439 departures with 79.3% leaving on time: a change of −3.1 points, with flights down 0%.

Flights arriving at FAI that month were on time 75.1% of the time (437 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 50%, late-arriving aircraft 43% and national aviation system 7%.

On time 78.9%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.4%
Cancelled 0.7%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from FAI in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	FAI, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	76.2%	79.3%	83.2%	68.8%
Arrived on time	78.9%	80.9%	82.0%	69.4%
Cancelled	0.7%	1.6%	1.0%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	21.8 min	12.7 min	12.6 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	15	15	11	21,066
Scheduled departures	437	439	4,165	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AS Alaska Airlines	282	65%	85.5%	2.7 min	0.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	93	21%	68.8%	37.5 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	62	14%	64.5%	14.9 min	1.6%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FAI–SEA	Fairbanks to Seattle	217	81.6%	8.2 min	0.5%
FAI–ANC	Fairbanks to Anchorage	96	84.4%	6.5 min	1.0%
FAI–DEN	Fairbanks to Denver	31	61.3%	13.2 min	0.0%
FAI–MSP	Fairbanks to Minneapolis	31	64.5%	62.5 min	0.0%
FAI–ORD	Fairbanks to Chicago	31	67.7%	16.6 min	3.2%
FAI–PDX	Fairbanks to Portland	31	87.1%	-2.6 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

100

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	49.7%	31.7%	4,189
Late-arriving aircraft	43.4%	41.8%	3,660
National Aviation System	6.9%	19.9%	585
Extreme weather	0.0%	6.5%	0
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

8,434 delay minutes on 89 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left FAI on time in July 2026?

76.2% of 437 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 79.3% of 439 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 76.2% and 0.7% in July 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for FAI · methodology · corrections.