US flight punctuality: August 2025
In August 2025, 77.4% of 602,378 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 1.1% were cancelled, and flights arrived 9 minutes late on average. Hawaiian Airlines was the most punctual airline at 85.7%, and American Airlines the least at 69.5%.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaiian Airlines HA | 85.7% | – | 0.2% | +5 min | 6,946 |
| 2 | Republic Airways YX | 83.4% | – | 1.7% | +1 min | 29,958 |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines DL | 83% | – | 0.8% | +3 min | 90,313 |
| 4 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 79.2% | – | 1% | +9 min | 74,150 |
| 5 | Envoy Air MQ | 78.8% | – | 1.5% | +7 min | 26,564 |
| 6 | Southwest Airlines WN | 78.6% | – | 0.4% | +6 min | 114,519 |
| 7 | Spirit Airlines NK | 77.6% | – | 0.5% | +8 min | 17,155 |
| 8 | United Airlines UA | 76.5% | – | 1.1% | +10 min | 68,946 |
| 9 | PSA Airlines OH | 76% | – | 2.6% | +14 min | 20,427 |
| 10 | Allegiant Air G4 | 76% | – | 0.1% | +16 min | 10,499 |
| 11 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 75.3% | – | 0.7% | +11 min | 20,204 |
| 12 | Alaska Airlines AS | 72.8% | – | 1.1% | +8 min | 22,976 |
| 13 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 70.6% | – | 1.6% | +15 min | 16,697 |
| 14 | American Airlines AA | 69.5% | – | 1.9% | +20 min | 83,024 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- Kansas City to Atlanta303 flights93.7%
- Kahului to Honolulu901 flights93.5%
- Honolulu to Hilo534 flights93.5%
- Kona to Honolulu625 flights93.3%
- Honolulu to Lihue682 flights93.2%
- Hilo to Honolulu534 flights93.1%
- Honolulu to Kona625 flights92.2%
- Los Angeles to San Jose391 flights92.1%
- Honolulu to Kahului901 flights91.9%
- Lihue to Honolulu682 flights90.1%
Least punctual busy routes
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Orlando369 flights48.9%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Miami420 flights53.6%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Salt Lake City321 flights54.2%
- Charlotte to Orlando398 flights57%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to San Francisco336 flights57%
- Orlando to Dallas-Fort Worth370 flights57.9%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio383 flights58%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver514 flights58.1%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Houston464 flights58.7%
- Orlando to Washington386 flights58.8%
Most punctual airports
- Kahului (OGG)2,145 departures89.3%
- Honolulu (HNL)4,921 departures88.7%
- Burbank (BUR)2,626 departures84.3%
- Salt Lake City (SLC)9,985 departures84.3%
- Albuquerque (ABQ)2,156 departures84.1%
- Louisville (SDF)2,061 departures83.6%
- San Jose (SJC)3,885 departures83.5%
- Boise (BOI)2,025 departures83.3%
- Sacramento (SMF)5,089 departures82.7%
- Pittsburgh (PIT)3,841 departures82.6%
Least punctual airports
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)27,091 departures65.7%
- Orlando (MCO)12,746 departures67.5%
- Miami (MIA)8,731 departures67.6%
- Denver (DEN)28,084 departures70.1%
- San Juan (SJU)2,975 departures71%
- Philadelphia (PHL)9,120 departures72.2%
- Charlotte Douglas (CLT)15,628 departures72.8%
- Seattle Tacoma (SEA)15,970 departures73.6%
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)30,090 departures73.9%
- Houston (IAH)9,889 departures74.1%
Most punctual flights
- DL1557Nashville to Detroit100%
- DL1888Atlanta to Indianapolis100%
- OO4312Butte to Salt Lake City100%
- OO3787Salt Lake City to Spokane100%
- OO3937Idaho Falls to Salt Lake City100%
- OO3762San Jose to Los Angeles100%
- OO3681Burbank to Salt Lake City100%
- OO3883Los Angeles to San Jose100%
- OO4087Los Angeles to San Diego100%
- DL3128New Orleans to Atlanta100%
Least punctual flights
- DL1303Detroit to Minneapolis9.7%
- AA2143Orlando to Dallas-Fort Worth13.8%
- AA2415Jacksonville to Dallas-Fort Worth13.8%
- HA669Seattle to Honolulu16.1%
- AA1322Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver16.7%
- AA3232Orlando to Chicago16.7%
- AA679Dallas-Fort Worth to Jacksonville17.2%
- AA2186Dallas-Fort Worth to Orlando21.7%
- AA3030Dallas-Fort Worth to Kansas City22.6%
- AA2235Dallas-Fort Worth to Denver22.6%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in August 2025.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in August 2025, from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). On time means arriving within 15 minutes of schedule; see how we measure punctuality. Look up any flight, route or airport in flight stats, and embed a live badge on your own site from any of those pages.
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