Fresno Yosemite International in September 2024

85.7%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 September 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,010 domestic departures from Fresno Yosemite International (FAT). 85.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 86.6% reached their destination on time; 0.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 84.4% of flights departed on time and 83.9% arrived on time, so FAT departures were 1.3 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in September 2023, the airport had 996 departures with 88.1% leaving on time: a change of −2.4 points, with flights up 1%.

Flights arriving at FAT that month were on time 82.8% of the time (1,010 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 34% and national aviation system 17%.

On time 86.6%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.2%
Cancelled 0.1%
Diverted 0.1%

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

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

Measure	Sep 2024	Sep 2023	FAT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Sep 2024
Departed on time	85.7%	88.1%	82.3%	84.4%
Arrived on time	86.6%	86.4%	80.6%	83.9%
Cancelled	0.1%	0.3%	1.0%	0.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	10.0 min	7.6 min	14.4 min	10.6 min
Scheduled departures a day	34	33	36	19,421
Scheduled departures	1,010	996	13,119	582,622

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	566	56%	88.7%	-0.5 min	0.2%
AA American Airlines	147	15%	82.3%	2.7 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	116	11%	85.3%	1.3 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	61	6%	77.0%	9.0 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	60	6%	91.7%	-0.9 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	30	3%	90.0%	-4.3 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	30	3%	80.0%	4.9 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FAT–LAS	Fresno to Las Vegas	147	81.6%	6.0 min	0.0%
FAT–DEN	Fresno to Denver	120	85.8%	-3.0 min	0.0%
FAT–DFW	Fresno to Dallas/Fort Worth	120	79.2%	5.2 min	0.0%
FAT–PHX	Fresno to Phoenix	107	86.0%	2.3 min	0.0%
FAT–SEA	Fresno to Seattle	90	92.2%	-1.6 min	1.1%
FAT–SFO	Fresno to San Francisco	90	87.8%	5.9 min	0.0%
FAT–SAN	Fresno to San Diego	85	81.2%	2.6 min	0.0%
FAT–SLC	Fresno to Salt Lake City	84	95.2%	-8.6 min	0.0%
FAT–LAX	Fresno to Los Angeles	60	96.7%	-7.8 min	0.0%
FAT–PDX	Fresno to Portland	60	91.7%	3.7 min	0.0%
FAT–ATL	Fresno to Atlanta	30	90.0%	-4.3 min	0.0%
FAT–ORD	Fresno to Chicago	17	82.4%	-5.8 min	0.0%

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), September 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Sep 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	44.4%	38.6%	3,952
Late-arriving aircraft	34.2%	38.4%	3,046
National Aviation System	17.2%	18.2%	1,530
Extreme weather	4.2%	4.8%	374
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

8,902 delay minutes on 133 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 September 2024?

85.7% of 1,010 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 86.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 84.4% and 83.9%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In September 2023, 88.1% of 996 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 85.7% and 0.1% in September 2024.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.