Fresno Yosemite International in October 2024

87.9%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 October 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 1,098 domestic departures from Fresno Yosemite International (FAT). 87.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 87.0% reached their destination on time; 0.5% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 85.5% of flights departed on time and 85.8% arrived on time, so FAT departures were 2.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in October 2023, the airport had 1,017 departures with 85.5% leaving on time: a change of +2.4 points, with flights up 8%.

Flights arriving at FAT that month were on time 83.2% of the time (1,098 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 51%, late-arriving aircraft 27% and national aviation system 17%.

On time 87.0%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 12.5%
Cancelled 0.5%
Diverted 0.1%

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

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

Measure	Oct 2024	Oct 2023	FAT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Oct 2024
Departed on time	87.9%	85.5%	82.3%	85.5%
Arrived on time	87.0%	84.5%	80.6%	85.8%
Cancelled	0.5%	0.4%	1.0%	1.0%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	9.0 min	10.6 min	14.4 min	9.4 min
Scheduled departures a day	37	34	36	20,517
Scheduled departures	1,098	1,017	13,119	615,497

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	646	59%	86.8%	0.1 min	0.8%
AA American Airlines	165	15%	85.5%	3.7 min	0.0%
WN Southwest Airlines	136	12%	87.5%	-2.8 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	60	5%	88.3%	3.0 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	31	3%	90.3%	-6.8 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	31	3%	93.5%	-1.9 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	29	3%	82.8%	-4.3 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FAT–LAS	Fresno to Las Vegas	165	86.1%	0.1 min	0.0%
FAT–DFW	Fresno to Dallas/Fort Worth	135	87.4%	-2.5 min	0.0%
FAT–DEN	Fresno to Denver	124	96.8%	-8.8 min	0.0%
FAT–PHX	Fresno to Phoenix	118	86.4%	10.6 min	0.0%
FAT–SAN	Fresno to San Diego	113	59.3%	16.9 min	4.4%
FAT–SFO	Fresno to San Francisco	93	90.3%	3.1 min	0.0%
FAT–SLC	Fresno to Salt Lake City	93	93.5%	-9.0 min	0.0%
FAT–SEA	Fresno to Seattle	89	88.8%	-4.1 min	0.0%
FAT–LAX	Fresno to Los Angeles	67	95.5%	-1.6 min	0.0%
FAT–PDX	Fresno to Portland	58	94.8%	-4.5 min	0.0%
FAT–ATL	Fresno to Atlanta	29	82.8%	-4.3 min	0.0%
FAT–ORD	Fresno to Chicago	14	92.9%	-10.7 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), October 2024.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Oct 2024	Minutes
Air carrier	51.0%	42.7%	4,724
Late-arriving aircraft	26.9%	37.4%	2,494
National Aviation System	17.3%	16.3%	1,602
Extreme weather	4.8%	3.4%	447
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

9,267 delay minutes on 137 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 October 2024?

87.9% of 1,098 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 87.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.5% and 85.8%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In October 2023, 85.5% of 1,017 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 87.9% and 0.5% in October 2024.

Provenance

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