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Airport month · April 2026
Joe Foss Field in April 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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 723 domestic departures from Joe Foss Field (FSD). 79.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 77.5% reached their destination on time; 1.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so FSD departures were 0.7 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 604 departures with 83.3% leaving on time: a change of −3.5 points, with flights up 20%.
Flights arriving at FSD that month were on time 76.9% of the time (723 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 46%, air carrier 24% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 77.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.3%
- Cancelled 1.8%
- Diverted 0.4%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | FSD, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 79.8% | 83.3% | 77.7% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 77.5% | 77.3% | 75.5% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.9 min | 12.6 min | 21.5 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 24 | 20 | 22 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 723 | 604 | 8,034 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 288 | 40% | 82.3% | 4.7 min | 1.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 138 | 19% | 71.7% | 6.0 min | 3.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 86 | 12% | 72.1% | 6.8 min | 0.0% |
| AA American Airlines | 60 | 8% | 75.0% | 7.7 min | 3.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 60 | 8% | 91.7% | -11.6 min | 0.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 59 | 8% | 71.2% | 5.9 min | 1.7% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 24 | 3% | 66.7% | 19.5 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 8 | 1% | 50.0% | 124.1 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSD–ORD | Sioux Falls to Chicago | 178 | 66.3% | 9.9 min | 5.1% |
| FSD–MSP | Sioux Falls to Minneapolis | 146 | 89.7% | -4.3 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–DEN | Sioux Falls to Denver | 133 | 82.7% | 5.9 min | 0.8% |
| FSD–DFW | Sioux Falls to Dallas/Fort Worth | 90 | 71.1% | 23.1 min | 3.3% |
| FSD–PHX | Sioux Falls to Phoenix | 60 | 78.3% | 5.1 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–AZA | Sioux Falls to Phoenix | 34 | 79.4% | -4.0 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–ATL | Sioux Falls to Atlanta | 30 | 93.3% | -14.8 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–LAS | Sioux Falls to Las Vegas | 14 | 64.3% | 14.1 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–PIE | Sioux Falls to St. Petersburg | 9 | 88.9% | 1.7 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–SFB | Sioux Falls to Sanford | 9 | 66.7% | 0.8 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–BNA | Sioux Falls to Nashville | 8 | 75.0% | 2.9 min | 0.0% |
| FSD–FLL | Sioux Falls to Fort Lauderdale | 8 | 25.0% | 67.3 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left FSD on time in April 2026?
79.8% of 723 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 77.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 83.3% of 604 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 79.8% and 1.8% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.