Joe Foss Field in July 2026

78.2%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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 711 domestic departures from Joe Foss Field (FSD). 78.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.7% reached their destination on time; 2.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so FSD departures were 9.4 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 645 departures with 69.1% leaving on time: a change of +9.1 points, with flights up 10%.

Flights arriving at FSD that month were on time 72.2% of the time (711 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 58%, late-arriving aircraft 26% and national aviation system 9%.

On time 79.7%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.0%
Cancelled 2.0%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from FSD in July 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	FSD, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jul 2026
Departed on time	78.2%	69.1%	77.7%	68.8%
Arrived on time	79.7%	64.7%	75.5%	69.4%
Cancelled	2.0%	1.7%	2.0%	2.6%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	23.9 min	31.3 min	21.5 min	24.1 min
Scheduled departures a day	24	22	22	21,066
Scheduled departures	711	645	8,034	631,970

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	439	62%	80.0%	7.0 min	2.3%
G4 Allegiant Air	67	9%	79.1%	4.8 min	0.0%
DL Delta Air Lines	62	9%	90.3%	-1.0 min	0.0%
UA United Airlines	62	9%	85.5%	1.2 min	4.8%
AA American Airlines	61	9%	63.9%	67.1 min	1.6%
F9 Frontier Airlines	14	2%	78.6%	18.9 min	0.0%
MQ Envoy Air	6	1%	66.7%	-1.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
FSD–DEN	Sioux Falls to Denver	185	82.2%	4.5 min	1.6%
FSD–MSP	Sioux Falls to Minneapolis	151	84.1%	9.9 min	1.3%
FSD–ORD	Sioux Falls to Chicago	124	70.2%	12.3 min	6.5%
FSD–DFW	Sioux Falls to Dallas/Fort Worth	92	69.6%	44.4 min	1.1%
FSD–PHX	Sioux Falls to Phoenix	61	88.5%	-2.4 min	0.0%
FSD–ATL	Sioux Falls to Atlanta	31	96.8%	-10.6 min	0.0%
FSD–AZA	Sioux Falls to Phoenix	25	76.0%	6.3 min	0.0%
FSD–LAS	Sioux Falls to Las Vegas	14	100.0%	-15.2 min	0.0%
FSD–SFB	Sioux Falls to Sanford	10	30.0%	47.2 min	0.0%
FSD–BNA	Sioux Falls to Nashville	9	100.0%	-6.7 min	0.0%
FSD–PIE	Sioux Falls to St. Petersburg	9	88.9%	-3.9 min	0.0%

By scheduled departure hour

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On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), July 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jul 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	57.9%	31.7%	8,486
Late-arriving aircraft	25.6%	41.8%	3,742
National Aviation System	9.4%	19.9%	1,372
Extreme weather	7.1%	6.5%	1,045
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

14,645 delay minutes on 128 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 FSD on time in July 2026?

78.2% of 711 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In July 2025, 69.1% of 645 departures left on time and 1.7% were cancelled, against 78.2% and 2.0% in July 2026.

Provenance

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