Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) delays & on-time performance
Fairbanks, Alaska · 7 nonstop destinations · 3 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at FAI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.0%
42 flights
Avg arrival delay
13 min
69 min when late
Departed on time
84%
avg taxi-out 15 min
Figures cover 4,165 departures from FAI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into FAI were on time 82% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- Alaska Airlines was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); Delta Air Lines was the least (75%).
- Departures scheduled around 9am did best (98% on time); around 2am did worst (76%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%).
Most delayed routes from FAI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- SEA · Seattle82%2,290 flts
- ANC · Anchorage86%1,416 flts
Most reliable routes from FAI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ANC · Anchorage86%1,416 flts
- SEA · Seattle82%2,290 flts
Best airline at FAI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines | 85% | 0.8% | 10 min | 3 | 3,276 |
| United Airlines | 79% | 1.5% | 15 min | 2 | 275 |
| Delta Air Lines | 75% | 2.0% | 28 min | 3 | 614 |
Best time to fly out of FAI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 12am86%239 flts
- 1am78%547 flts
- 2am76%226 flts
- 5am86%514 flts
- 6am80%82 flts
- 7am97%105 flts
- 8am88%307 flts
- 9am98%86 flts
- 10am86%73 flts
- 11am83%109 flts
- 12pm86%360 flts
- 1pm78%299 flts
- 2pm84%170 flts
- 3pm78%364 flts
- 4pm84%145 flts
- 7pm88%48 flts
- 8pm78%221 flts
- 9pm79%133 flts
- 11pm100%55 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)35%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.