US Flight On-Time Statistics
How punctual US airlines, airports and routes really are, from official government data on every domestic flight.
Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026
77.6% of the 7,043,858 US domestic flights reported to BTS in the last 12 months arrived on time, down from 79.3% in the 12 months before.
In July 2026, Envoy Air was the most punctual airline (81.2%) and JetBlue the least (62.2%), with a national rate of 71.7%.
Late-arriving aircraft caused the largest share of delay minutes (40%), and 1.8% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
Best and worst airlines in July 2026
On-time arrival % in the latest month of data. National rate 71.7%.
80%+ good 70–79.9% fair <70% poor
US on-time performance, month by month
Share of all reported domestic flights arriving on time, last 24 months.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
Last 12 months. Airlines that stopped reporting are marked with their last month of data.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay when late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Airlineslast reported Dec 2025 | 81.8% | 0.7% | 56 min | 33,121 |
| Delta Air Lines | 81.5% | 1.7% | 71 min | 1,038,644 |
| Envoy Air | 80.9% | 2.2% | 69 min | 317,726 |
| Alaska Airlines | 79.6% | 1.2% | 52 min | 301,435 |
| United Airlines | 79.3% | 1.0% | 71 min | 825,693 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 79.0% | 1.8% | 88 min | 854,130 |
| Republic Airways | 78.7% | 4.1% | 72 min | 363,168 |
| Southwest Airlines | 76.4% | 0.9% | 53 min | 1,389,951 |
| American Airlines | 74.6% | 2.2% | 85 min | 987,645 |
| PSA Airlines | 74.1% | 4.3% | 94 min | 242,215 |
| Allegiant Air | 74.0% | 0.7% | 88 min | 126,499 |
| Frontier Airlines | 73.1% | 1.9% | 83 min | 209,405 |
| Spirit Airlineslast reported May 2026 | 72.8% | 3.9% | 74 min | 117,136 |
| JetBlue | 72.3% | 3.1% | 75 min | 237,090 |
Largest airports ranked by on-time departures
The 30 airports with at least 1% of US departures, last 12 months.
| Airport | On-time departures | Cancelled | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | 84.7% | 0.8% | 117,896 |
| Minneapolis (MSP) | 80.9% | 1.4% | 114,287 |
| Newark (EWR) | 79.8% | 3.1% | 122,705 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) | 79.8% | 0.9% | 190,106 |
| Houston (IAH) | 79.0% | 1.1% | 119,020 |
| Seattle (SEA) | 78.9% | 0.9% | 164,821 |
| Detroit (DTW) | 78.8% | 1.9% | 121,889 |
| Atlanta (ATL) | 78.4% | 1.8% | 315,859 |
| New York (JFK) | 78.1% | 3.5% | 102,683 |
| Tampa (TPA) | 77.7% | 1.6% | 76,797 |
| Phoenix (PHX) | 76.7% | 0.9% | 197,642 |
| Boston (BOS) | 76.5% | 2.8% | 143,447 |
| Denver (DEN) | 76.2% | 0.7% | 319,208 |
| Philadelphia (PHL) | 76.1% | 2.7% | 100,793 |
| New York (LGA) | 76.0% | 4.6% | 135,840 |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 75.9% | 1.0% | 147,566 |
| Charlotte (CLT) | 75.6% | 2.0% | 181,506 |
| Austin (AUS) | 75.0% | 1.2% | 89,507 |
| Las Vegas (LAS) | 74.4% | 0.9% | 172,932 |
| San Diego (SAN) | 74.4% | 1.2% | 100,196 |
| Miami (MIA) | 74.0% | 1.6% | 111,186 |
| Orlando (MCO) | 73.6% | 1.7% | 160,601 |
| Washington (DCA) | 73.5% | 3.6% | 142,173 |
| Chicago (ORD) | 73.4% | 2.8% | 359,911 |
| Baltimore (BWI) | 72.9% | 1.8% | 94,429 |
| Nashville (BNA) | 72.1% | 1.5% | 109,436 |
| Chicago (MDW) | 71.8% | 1.5% | 73,744 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | 71.1% | 2.8% | 312,515 |
| Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | 70.0% | 2.4% | 90,381 |
| Dallas (DAL) | 68.3% | 1.4% | 70,439 |