Fresno Yosemite International in August 2024

83.0%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 August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,009 domestic departures from Fresno Yosemite International (FAT). 83.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.4% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so FAT departures were 7.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 1,069 departures with 84.4% leaving on time: a change of −1.4 points, with flights down 6%.

Flights arriving at FAT that month were on time 75.3% of the time (1,009 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 48%, late-arriving aircraft 35% and national aviation system 16%.

On time 82.4%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.7%
Cancelled 0.6%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from FAT in August 2024, judged by arrival at the destination.

August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Aug 2024	Aug 2023	FAT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Aug 2024
Departed on time	83.0%	84.4%	82.3%	75.4%
Arrived on time	82.4%	83.6%	80.6%	74.7%
Cancelled	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	2.1%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	12.1 min	13.1 min	14.4 min	18.4 min
Scheduled departures a day	34	36	36	20,634
Scheduled departures	1,009	1,069	13,119	619,025

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	570	56%	85.3%	1.1 min	0.4%
AA American Airlines	147	15%	80.3%	17.8 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	123	12%	81.3%	1.4 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	59	6%	76.3%	16.5 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	49	5%	85.7%	0.7 min	4.1%
DL Delta Air Lines	31	3%	64.5%	14.7 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	30	3%	66.7%	5.9 min	6.7%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FAT–LAS	Fresno to Las Vegas	150	78.0%	7.3 min	0.0%
FAT–DEN	Fresno to Denver	123	91.9%	-5.2 min	0.0%
FAT–DFW	Fresno to Dallas/Fort Worth	116	77.6%	22.8 min	0.0%
FAT–PHX	Fresno to Phoenix	108	87.0%	3.5 min	0.9%
FAT–SFO	Fresno to San Francisco	93	84.9%	3.4 min	0.0%
FAT–SAN	Fresno to San Diego	91	82.4%	1.1 min	0.0%
FAT–SLC	Fresno to Salt Lake City	89	86.5%	-1.8 min	1.1%
FAT–SEA	Fresno to Seattle	74	75.7%	9.3 min	2.7%
FAT–LAX	Fresno to Los Angeles	62	90.3%	-4.1 min	0.0%
FAT–PDX	Fresno to Portland	46	76.1%	6.9 min	0.0%
FAT–ATL	Fresno to Atlanta	31	64.5%	14.7 min	0.0%
FAT–ORD	Fresno to Chicago	25	72.0%	5.2 min	8.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), August 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Aug 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	47.5%	33.8%	5,508
Late-arriving aircraft	35.2%	39.8%	4,085
National Aviation System	16.0%	20.4%	1,852
Extreme weather	1.3%	5.9%	154
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

11,599 delay minutes on 169 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 FAT on time in August 2024?

83.0% of 1,009 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.4% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In August 2023, 84.4% of 1,069 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 83.0% and 0.6% in August 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for FAT · methodology · corrections.