US flight punctuality: December 2025
In December 2025, 73.2% of 582,304 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, down 6.2 points on the month before. 1.6% were cancelled, and flights arrived 13 minutes late on average. United Airlines was the most punctual airline at 77.3%, and JetBlue Airways the least at 63.9%.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Airlines UA | 77.3% | -2.1 | 0.4% | +8 min | 65,865 |
| 2 | Envoy Air MQ | 76.5% | -5.6 | 1.8% | +8 min | 25,437 |
| 3 | Southwest Airlines WN | 75.4% | -4.4 | 0.6% | +8 min | 118,075 |
| 4 | Delta Air Lines DL | 74.5% | -7.9 | 2.8% | +11 min | 85,139 |
| 5 | American Airlines AA | 73.6% | -2.9 | 0.5% | +13 min | 79,859 |
| 6 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 72.9% | -9.1 | 1.9% | +21 min | 68,814 |
| 7 | Hawaiian Airlines HA | 72% | -9.6 | 0.7% | +15 min | 6,705 |
| 8 | Alaska Airlines AS | 72% | -9.2 | 1.5% | +8 min | 21,102 |
| 9 | Republic Airways YX | 69.3% | -7.2 | 3.2% | +16 min | 30,203 |
| 10 | Allegiant Air G4 | 69% | -8 | 0.8% | +18 min | 11,516 |
| 11 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 68.6% | -7.3 | 2.8% | +19 min | 16,724 |
| 12 | Spirit Airlines NK | 66.3% | -12.3 | 3.7% | +19 min | 11,800 |
| 13 | PSA Airlines OH | 64.4% | -10.7 | 3.5% | +28 min | 20,505 |
| 14 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 63.9% | -11.2 | 2.8% | +22 min | 20,560 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- Las Vegas to Houston309 flights91.6%
- Houston to Las Vegas307 flights90.2%
- Las Vegas to Atlanta429 flights88.9%
- Houston to Dallas315 flights88.8%
- Salt Lake City to Phoenix514 flights87.7%
- Las Vegas to Salt Lake City314 flights86.8%
- Las Vegas to Dallas-Fort Worth446 flights86.6%
- Los Angeles to Salt Lake City356 flights86.5%
- Orlando to Los Angeles309 flights86.5%
- Denver to Boston303 flights85.7%
Least punctual busy routes
- Chicago to Seattle384 flights47.9%
- Chicago to Minneapolis500 flights50.1%
- Minneapolis to Chicago502 flights50.1%
- Boston to Fort Lauderdale366 flights53.1%
- Chicago to Milwaukee405 flights53.1%
- Chicago to Detroit419 flights53.8%
- Seattle to Anchorage478 flights54.6%
- Grand Rapids to Chicago318 flights54.9%
- Detroit to Chicago420 flights55%
- Chicago to Grand Rapids318 flights55%
Most punctual airports
- Salt Lake City (SLC)9,740 departures83.8%
- Boise (BOI)2,012 departures83.8%
- San Antonio (SAT)3,588 departures83.7%
- Albuquerque (ABQ)2,054 departures83.2%
- Ontario (ONT)2,132 departures82.4%
- Houston (HOU)4,634 departures82%
- Burbank (BUR)2,623 departures81.2%
- San Jose (SJC)3,622 departures81.2%
- Las Vegas (LAS)14,547 departures79.9%
- Santa Ana (SNA)3,825 departures79.5%
Least punctual airports
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)27,790 departures61%
- Detroit (DTW)9,934 departures62%
- New York (LGA)11,361 departures62.2%
- Minneapolis (MSP)8,854 departures63.1%
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)8,886 departures64.9%
- Philadelphia (PHL)7,468 departures65.3%
- New York (JFK)8,856 departures65.6%
- Washington (DCA)11,308 departures66.8%
- Cincinnati Northern Kentucky (CVG)2,710 departures67.7%
- Boston (BOS)11,248 departures68.7%
Most punctual flights
- OO3766Los Angeles to Tucson100%
- OO3770Medford to Seattle100%
- OO4050Tucson to Salt Lake City100%
- WN116Dallas to Kansas City100%
- UA1957San Francisco to Kahului100%
- DL1596Palm Springs to Seattle100%
- WN4260San Diego to Sacramento100%
- WN22Houston to Dallas100%
- WN1051Dallas to San Antonio100%
- WN2602New Orleans to Houston100%
Least punctual flights
- DL688New York to Seattle16.7%
- OO6244Cincinnati to Chicago18.8%
- NK134Fort Lauderdale to Newark20%
- OO4632Asheville to Chicago20.7%
- AS21New York to Seattle20.7%
- OO5691Appleton to Chicago20.8%
- OH5277Chicago to Akron23.1%
- B6884Orlando to New York23.3%
- WN2039Chicago to Portland23.7%
- OH5254Washington to White Plains24.1%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in December 2025.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in December 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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