Grand Forks International in January 2026

72.3%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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 101 domestic departures from Grand Forks International (GFK). 72.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 70.3% reached their destination on time; 3.0% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so GFK departures were 3.3 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 53 departures with 67.9% leaving on time: a change of +4.4 points, with flights up 91%.

Flights arriving at GFK that month were on time 71.6% of the time (102 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, extreme weather 42%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 24%.

On time 70.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 26.7%
Cancelled 3.0%
Diverted 0.0%

Every scheduled departure from GFK in January 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

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

Measure	Jan 2026	Jan 2025	GFK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Jan 2026
Departed on time	72.3%	67.9%	84.7%	75.6%
Arrived on time	70.3%	77.4%	83.9%	75.3%
Cancelled	3.0%	0.0%	1.4%	4.7%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	18.9 min	33.8 min	13.0 min	16.7 min
Scheduled departures a day	3	2	3	18,133
Scheduled departures	101	53	1,223	544,003

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	84	83%	70.2%	12.9 min	3.6%
G4 Allegiant Air	17	17%	70.6%	16.8 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GFK–MSP	Grand Forks to Minneapolis	84	70.2%	12.9 min	3.6%
GFK–AZA	Grand Forks to Phoenix	9	77.8%	10.7 min	0.0%
GFK–LAS	Grand Forks to Las Vegas	8	62.5%	23.6 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), January 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Jan 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	30.6%	37.3%	687
Late-arriving aircraft	4.4%	35.0%	98
National Aviation System	23.6%	18.0%	531
Extreme weather	41.5%	9.6%	932
Security	0.0%	0.1%	0

2,248 delay minutes on 27 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 GFK on time in January 2026?

72.3% of 101 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 70.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In January 2025, 67.9% of 53 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 72.3% and 3.0% in January 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for GFK · methodology · corrections.