US flight punctuality: January 2026
In January 2026, 79.2% of 544,003 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, up 6 points on the month before. 4.7% were cancelled, and flights arrived 6 minutes late on average. Southwest Airlines was the most punctual airline at 84.8%, and JetBlue Airways the least at 68.4%. PSA Airlines improved the most, up 11.3 points.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Airlines WN | 84.8% | +9.4 | 2.6% | -1 min | 104,002 |
| 2 | United Airlines UA | 82% | +4.8 | 2.4% | +2 min | 63,781 |
| 3 | Delta Air Lines DL | 80.3% | +5.8 | 3.9% | +4 min | 79,198 |
| 4 | Envoy Air MQ | 79.8% | +3.3 | 4.9% | +5 min | 24,155 |
| 5 | Republic Airways YX | 79.6% | +10.2 | 8.2% | +3 min | 29,572 |
| 6 | Alaska Airlines AS | 79% | +7 | 2% | +4 min | 26,436 |
| 7 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 76.9% | +4 | 3.3% | +13 min | 66,168 |
| 8 | American Airlines AA | 76% | +2.4 | 8.9% | +14 min | 76,772 |
| 9 | Allegiant Air G4 | 76% | +6.9 | 2.4% | +10 min | 8,963 |
| 10 | PSA Airlines OH | 75.7% | +11.3 | 11.6% | +14 min | 19,550 |
| 11 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 72% | +3.4 | 3.6% | +14 min | 15,382 |
| 12 | Spirit Airlines NK | 71.9% | +5.5 | 7.2% | +10 min | 11,915 |
| 13 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 68.4% | +4.5 | 6.6% | +16 min | 18,109 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- San Jose to Los Angeles320 flights92.5%
- Houston to Dallas342 flights92.4%
- Raleigh-durham to Atlanta356 flights91.6%
- Los Angeles to San Jose320 flights91.6%
- New Orleans to Atlanta310 flights91.3%
- Reno to Las Vegas320 flights90.9%
- Santa Ana to Seattle312 flights89.9%
- Houston to Orlando350 flights89.9%
- Las Vegas to Santa Ana358 flights89.1%
- Santa Ana to Las Vegas357 flights89%
Least punctual busy routes
- Chicago to Milwaukee373 flights54.8%
- Chicago to Madison318 flights57.1%
- Boston to Fort Lauderdale303 flights57.2%
- Detroit to Chicago407 flights58.9%
- Minneapolis to Chicago448 flights59.7%
- Chicago to Detroit408 flights59.8%
- Detroit to Orlando331 flights61.2%
- Newark to Los Angeles327 flights61.3%
- Madison to Chicago317 flights62.4%
- Fort Lauderdale to Chicago384 flights63.9%
Most punctual airports
- San Jose (SJC)3,099 departures89.4%
- Oakland (OAK)2,408 departures88.4%
- Houston (HOU)4,081 departures88%
- Burbank (BUR)2,141 departures88%
- Santa Ana (SNA)3,611 departures86.5%
- Houston (IAH)9,656 departures85.7%
- Portland (PDX)4,537 departures85.6%
- Salt Lake City (SLC)9,515 departures85.5%
- Sacramento (SMF)4,130 departures85%
- New Orleans (MSY)3,901 departures84.9%
Least punctual airports
- Detroit (DTW)9,518 departures64.8%
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)25,131 departures67.4%
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)8,607 departures71.1%
- Minneapolis (MSP)8,055 departures72.9%
- San Juan (SJU)3,306 departures73.3%
- Boston (BOS)10,298 departures73.6%
- New York (JFK)8,022 departures73.6%
- Milwaukee (MKE)2,077 departures73.8%
- Cleveland Hopkins (CLE)2,874 departures74.2%
- West Palm Beach (PBI)3,108 departures74.7%
Most punctual flights
- AA1686Santa Ana to Dallas-Fort Worth100%
- OO4312Butte to Salt Lake City100%
- DL3128New Orleans to Atlanta100%
- OO4457Spokane to Salt Lake City100%
- OO3882Salt Lake City to Oklahoma City100%
- AS777Las Vegas to Everett100%
- WN4660Las Vegas to Santa Ana100%
- WN669Tulsa to Dallas100%
- WN2946Tucson to Denver100%
- WN1762Spokane to Oakland100%
Least punctual flights
- YX4627New York to Washington8.3%
- B62271Fort Lauderdale to Austin16.7%
- OH5084Chicago to Knoxville20%
- AA3067Dallas-Fort Worth to Wichita24%
- OO5263Buffalo to Chicago24%
- OO6407Aspen to Dallas-Fort Worth25%
- OO6506Chicago to Aspen27.6%
- OO4955Chicago to Detroit29%
- OO4808Peoria to Chicago31%
- DL2208Minneapolis to Phoenix31%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in January 2026.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in January 2026, 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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