Fresno Yosemite International in May 2026

80.6%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 May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,117 domestic departures from Fresno Yosemite International (FAT). 80.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.2% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so FAT departures were 3.5 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,246 departures with 82.6% leaving on time: a change of −2.0 points, with flights down 10%.

Flights arriving at FAT that month were on time 78.6% of the time (1,115 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 44%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 23%.

On time 80.2%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.9%
Cancelled 0.6%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from FAT in May 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	May 2026	May 2025	FAT, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, May 2026
Departed on time	80.6%	82.6%	82.3%	77.1%
Arrived on time	80.2%	79.4%	80.6%	77.6%
Cancelled	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	0.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.4 min	16.3 min	14.4 min	16.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	37	42	36	20,391
Scheduled departures	1,117	1,246	13,119	611,735

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	542	49%	79.3%	10.8 min	0.4%
AA American Airlines	187	17%	77.5%	13.3 min	2.7%
WN Southwest Airlines	176	16%	81.3%	2.1 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	92	8%	89.1%	1.2 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	50	4%	82.0%	5.3 min	0.0%
G4 Allegiant Air	50	4%	72.0%	14.3 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	20	2%	95.0%	-9.7 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FAT–SAN	Fresno to San Diego	160	73.1%	9.4 min	0.6%
FAT–LAS	Fresno to Las Vegas	138	81.2%	3.4 min	0.0%
FAT–DEN	Fresno to Denver	124	91.1%	-7.1 min	0.0%
FAT–DFW	Fresno to Dallas/Fort Worth	124	75.8%	10.6 min	4.0%
FAT–PHX	Fresno to Phoenix	119	84.9%	10.6 min	0.0%
FAT–SLC	Fresno to Salt Lake City	118	94.9%	-4.6 min	0.0%
FAT–SFO	Fresno to San Francisco	108	55.6%	38.0 min	0.0%
FAT–SEA	Fresno to Seattle	82	81.7%	5.5 min	0.0%
FAT–LAX	Fresno to Los Angeles	70	82.9%	11.0 min	0.0%
FAT–PDX	Fresno to Portland	43	83.7%	18.7 min	2.3%
FAT–ORD	Fresno to Chicago	31	83.9%	11.1 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), May 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, May 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	44.0%	33.0%	8,195
Late-arriving aircraft	32.4%	40.4%	6,041
National Aviation System	23.0%	20.5%	4,291
Extreme weather	0.6%	6.0%	104
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

18,631 delay minutes on 211 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 May 2026?

80.6% of 1,117 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In May 2025, 82.6% of 1,246 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 80.6% and 0.6% in May 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; 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.