US flight punctuality: July 2026
In July 2026, 71.7% of 631,970 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, down 2.6 points on the month before. 2.6% were cancelled, and flights arrived 16 minutes late on average. Envoy Air was the most punctual airline at 81.2%, and JetBlue Airways the least at 62.2%. Southwest Airlines improved the most, up 3.2 points.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Envoy Air MQ | 81.2% | +2.5 | 1.5% | +4 min | 29,780 |
| 2 | Alaska Airlines AS | 76.8% | -3.8 | 0.8% | +7 min | 31,682 |
| 3 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 76.1% | -1.5 | 1.6% | +13 min | 77,072 |
| 4 | Republic Airways YX | 75.5% | -5.9 | 9.3% | +12 min | 32,082 |
| 5 | Delta Air Lines DL | 74.1% | -8.2 | 2.4% | +13 min | 94,140 |
| 6 | United Airlines UA | 73.4% | -1.3 | 2% | +15 min | 74,440 |
| 7 | Allegiant Air G4 | 69.2% | +0.4 | 0.6% | +23 min | 13,314 |
| 8 | Southwest Airlines WN | 69.2% | +3.2 | 1.1% | +13 min | 124,994 |
| 9 | American Airlines AA | 66.9% | -3 | 2.3% | +24 min | 89,200 |
| 10 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 65% | -6.4 | 3.4% | +23 min | 20,482 |
| 11 | PSA Airlines OH | 63.5% | -8.9 | 6.6% | +32 min | 21,472 |
| 12 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 62.2% | -12.8 | 9.8% | +28 min | 23,312 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- Lihue to Honolulu664 flights87.9%
- Kahului to Honolulu803 flights87.6%
- Honolulu to Kahului803 flights87.3%
- Los Angeles to Portland351 flights85.1%
- Los Angeles to Sacramento518 flights84.9%
- Honolulu to Lihue664 flights84.3%
- Honolulu to Kona598 flights84.3%
- Los Angeles to Salt Lake City336 flights84.1%
- Burbank to Las Vegas336 flights83.5%
- Los Angeles to San Jose411 flights83.5%
Least punctual busy routes
- Seattle to San Francisco666 flights35%
- San Diego to San Francisco659 flights39%
- Las Vegas to San Francisco549 flights39.9%
- Phoenix to San Francisco404 flights43.3%
- Denver to San Francisco514 flights44%
- Los Angeles to San Francisco1,118 flights44.5%
- Santa Ana to San Francisco404 flights45.9%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to San Francisco422 flights46.6%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Nashville325 flights49.7%
- San Francisco to San Diego655 flights50.1%
Most punctual airports
- Kahului (OGG)2,326 departures86.4%
- Honolulu (HNL)5,112 departures83.3%
- Anchorage (ANC)2,513 departures82.8%
- Indianapolis (IND)4,405 departures80.9%
- Columbus (CMH)4,002 departures80.9%
- Salt Lake City (SLC)10,368 departures79.4%
- Burbank (BUR)2,626 departures79.3%
- Kansas City (MCI)4,761 departures78.8%
- Sacramento (SMF)5,071 departures78.8%
- Boise (BOI)2,070 departures78.5%
Least punctual airports
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)7,161 departures62.8%
- Washington (DCA)12,115 departures63.2%
- Miami (MIA)9,204 departures63.6%
- Charlotte Douglas (CLT)15,548 departures63.8%
- Nashville (BNA)10,098 departures64.2%
- Dallas Love Field (DAL)6,237 departures64.6%
- Philadelphia (PHL)10,012 departures66.1%
- San Francisco (SFO)13,841 departures66.1%
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)28,623 departures66.3%
- New York (JFK)9,185 departures66.5%
Most punctual flights
- OO3718Salt Lake City to Tucson100%
- YX3422Chicago to Cleveland100%
- OO3933Burbank to Salt Lake City100%
- MQ3973Chicago to Nashville100%
- MQ3515Miami to Key West100%
- YX4704Chicago to Louisville100%
- DL2471Atlanta to Kansas City100%
- AA1405Phoenix to Reno100%
- DL2859Windsor Locks to Detroit100%
- DL1571St. Louis to Atlanta100%
Least punctual flights
- AS855Seattle to Honolulu4.2%
- OO5519Carlsbad to San Francisco6.5%
- WN1472Denver to Atlanta6.5%
- WN827Burbank to San Francisco6.7%
- OO5599Carlsbad to San Francisco6.7%
- WN2875New Orleans to Chicago7.4%
- F94593Los Angeles to San Francisco10%
- AA1455Dallas-Fort Worth to New Orleans10%
- F94602Atlanta to Newark10.7%
- WN3652San Francisco to San Diego11.5%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in July 2026.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in July 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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