Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) delays & on-time performance
Grand Forks, North Dakota · 3 nonstop destinations · 2 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at GFK right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.4%
17 flights
Avg arrival delay
14 min
88 min when late
Departed on time
86%
avg taxi-out 20 min
Figures cover 1,223 departures from GFK; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into GFK were on time 85% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) arrived on time 85% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual airline here (85% on time); Allegiant Air was the least (82%).
- Departures scheduled around 7pm did best (92% on time); around 11am did worst (74%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (56%).
Most delayed routes from GFK
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MSP · Minneapolis85%1,077 flts
Most reliable routes from GFK
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- MSP · Minneapolis85%1,077 flts
Best airline at GFK
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 85% | 1.5% | 13 min | 1 | 1,077 |
| Allegiant Air | 82% | 0.7% | 19 min | 2 | 146 |
Best time to fly out of GFK
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am88%308 flts
- 10am92%111 flts
- 11am74%31 flts
- 12pm84%274 flts
- 3pm91%109 flts
- 4pm77%230 flts
- 7pm92%79 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)56%
- Extreme weather28%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Late-arriving aircraft6%
- 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.