Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY) delays & on-time performance
Fayetteville, North Carolina · 2 nonstop destinations · 4 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at FAY right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
82%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.0%
16 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
91 min when late
Departed on time
78%
avg taxi-out 18 min
Figures cover 317 departures from FAY; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into FAY were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (FAY) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 5% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- Envoy Air was the most punctual airline here (95% on time); SkyWest Airlines was the least (64%).
- Departures scheduled around 6am did best (97% on time); around 6pm did worst (65%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (44%).
Most delayed routes from FAY
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from FAY
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at FAY
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 95% | 0.0% | 5 min | 1 | 116 |
| Delta Air Lines | 88% | 0.0% | 7 min | 1 | 8 |
| PSA Airlines | 81% | 11.1% | 15 min | 1 | 117 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 64% | 3.9% | 39 min | 1 | 76 |
Best time to fly out of FAY
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am97%32 flts
- 8am84%36 flts
- 11am93%73 flts
- 6pm65%48 flts
- 7pm80%95 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)44%
- Extreme weather26%
- Late-arriving aircraft18%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- 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.