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Airport month · March 2026
Joe Foss Field in March 2026
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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 754 domestic departures from Joe Foss Field (FSD). 74.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.9% reached their destination on time; 4.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so FSD departures were 1.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 592 departures with 82.6% leaving on time: a change of −7.9 points, with flights up 27%.
Flights arriving at FSD that month were on time 71.9% of the time (754 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 36%, national aviation system 28% and late-arriving aircraft 24%.
- On time 75.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.2%
- Cancelled 4.5%
- Diverted 0.4%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | FSD, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.7% | 82.6% | 77.7% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 75.9% | 80.4% | 75.5% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 4.5% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.3 min | 12.9 min | 21.5 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 25 | 20 | 22 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 754 | 592 | 8,034 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 216 | 29% | 78.2% | 5.0 min | 4.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 213 | 28% | 76.5% | 0.0 min | 4.7% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 128 | 17% | 71.1% | 12.5 min | 3.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 62 | 8% | 77.4% | 1.1 min | 4.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 62 | 8% | 80.6% | -8.1 min | 3.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 62 | 8% | 67.7% | 5.8 min | 8.1% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 11 | 1% | 81.8% | -3.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSD–ORD | Sioux Falls to Chicago | 161 | 68.9% | 10.2 min | 6.2% |
| FSD–MSP | Sioux Falls to Minneapolis | 145 | 80.0% | 6.0 min | 3.4% |
| FSD–DEN | Sioux Falls to Denver | 134 | 75.4% | -1.5 min | 5.2% |
| FSD–DFW | Sioux Falls to Dallas/Fort Worth | 93 | 80.6% | -5.7 min | 4.3% |
| FSD–PHX | Sioux Falls to Phoenix | 62 | 87.1% | -11.9 min | 3.2% |
| FSD–AZA | Sioux Falls to Phoenix | 51 | 76.5% | 10.1 min | 3.9% |
| FSD–ATL | Sioux Falls to Atlanta | 31 | 77.4% | -2.0 min | 3.2% |
| FSD–LAS | Sioux Falls to Las Vegas | 17 | 94.1% | -12.5 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–PIE | Sioux Falls to St. Petersburg | 16 | 62.5% | 33.4 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–SFB | Sioux Falls to Sanford | 14 | 71.4% | 13.2 min | 7.1% |
| FSD–PGD | Sioux Falls to Punta Gorda | 12 | 41.7% | 12.2 min | 8.3% |
| FSD–BNA | Sioux Falls to Nashville | 9 | 77.8% | 18.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left FSD on time in March 2026?
74.7% of 754 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 82.6% of 592 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 74.7% and 4.5% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for FSD · methodology · corrections.