Grand Forks International in March 2026

77.4%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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 115 domestic departures from Grand Forks International (GFK). 77.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 78.3% reached their destination on time; 2.6% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so GFK departures were 4.6 points above the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 39 departures with 74.4% leaving on time: a change of +3.0 points, with flights up 195%.

Flights arriving at GFK that month were on time 71.3% of the time (115 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 30% and extreme weather 25%.

On time 78.3%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.1%
Cancelled 2.6%
Diverted 0.0%

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

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

Measure	Mar 2026	Mar 2025	GFK, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Mar 2026
Departed on time	77.4%	74.4%	84.7%	72.8%
Arrived on time	78.3%	82.1%	83.9%	73.2%
Cancelled	2.6%	0.0%	1.4%	2.9%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	20.6 min	26.2 min	13.0 min	20.3 min
Scheduled departures a day	4	1	3	20,403
Scheduled departures	115	39	1,223	612,102

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
OO SkyWest Airlines	93	81%	76.3%	5.6 min	3.2%
G4 Allegiant Air	22	19%	86.4%	22.0 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
GFK–MSP	Grand Forks to Minneapolis	93	76.3%	5.6 min	3.2%
GFK–AZA	Grand Forks to Phoenix	13	84.6%	41.5 min	0.0%
GFK–LAS	Grand Forks to Las Vegas	9	88.9%	-6.2 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), March 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Mar 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	39.4%	33.5%	877
Late-arriving aircraft	29.6%	39.3%	659
National Aviation System	6.1%	21.0%	136
Extreme weather	24.9%	5.9%	554
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

2,226 delay minutes on 22 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 March 2026?

77.4% of 115 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 78.3% 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, 74.4% of 39 departures left on time and 0.0% were cancelled, against 77.4% and 2.6% 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 GFK · methodology · corrections.