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Airport Reliability

FAY · Fayetteville

Fayetteville, NC (FAY)

85%
Departures within 15 minutes
7 min
Average departure delay
82%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
2.6%
Departures cancelled

Based on 3,520 departures and 3,520 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from FAY departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 77% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

Departures from FAY arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 83%.

When FAY gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(232 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(877 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(621 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(435 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(546 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(714 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(509 flights)
  • Tue86%(474 flights)
  • Wed92%(490 flights)
  • Thu87%(505 flights)
  • Fri87%(499 flights)
  • Sat86%(446 flights)
  • Sun83%(502 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 74% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%284
July 202584%294
August 202588%311
September 202595%291
October 202594%320
November 202590%261
December 202585%271
January 202682%254
February 202688%228
March 202685%284
April 202691%315
May 202683%312

Airlines departing FAY

Based on 3,520 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.