US flight punctuality: March 2026
In March 2026, 75.7% of 612,102 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, down 4.6 points on the month before. 2.9% were cancelled, and flights arrived 11 minutes late on average. Envoy Air was the most punctual airline at 80.1%, and Spirit Airlines the least at 54.2%. JetBlue Airways improved the most, up 2.3 points.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Envoy Air MQ | 80.1% | -3.3 | 3.1% | +5 min | 26,721 |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines DL | 79.9% | -3.4 | 3.6% | +6 min | 86,890 |
| 3 | United Airlines UA | 79.1% | -5.1 | 1.5% | +8 min | 70,757 |
| 4 | Alaska Airlines AS | 78.1% | -4.7 | 1.9% | +5 min | 27,793 |
| 5 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 77.8% | -0.4 | 3.6% | +13 min | 73,391 |
| 6 | American Airlines AA | 74.7% | -4.2 | 2% | +13 min | 84,647 |
| 7 | Southwest Airlines WN | 74.4% | -7.4 | 1.6% | +8 min | 122,298 |
| 8 | Republic Airways YX | 73% | -6.9 | 5.8% | +12 min | 31,734 |
| 9 | Allegiant Air G4 | 72.3% | -5.7 | 1.6% | +19 min | 12,522 |
| 10 | PSA Airlines OH | 71.3% | -1.7 | 7.4% | +21 min | 20,938 |
| 11 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 70.2% | -8.2 | 3.2% | +17 min | 20,119 |
| 12 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 70% | +2.3 | 2% | +15 min | 21,340 |
| 13 | Spirit Airlines NK | 54.2% | -14.1 | 10.4% | +32 min | 12,952 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- San Francisco to Santa Ana345 flights89.8%
- Santa Ana to San Francisco345 flights89.5%
- San Jose to Los Angeles357 flights88.8%
- Salt Lake City to Los Angeles422 flights88.8%
- Houston to San Francisco310 flights88.5%
- Boise to Seattle369 flights88.4%
- San Francisco to Salt Lake City324 flights88.2%
- Portland to Los Angeles367 flights88.1%
- Spokane to Seattle418 flights88%
- Anchorage to Seattle478 flights87.7%
Least punctual busy routes
- Fort Lauderdale to New York496 flights45.8%
- Chicago to Seattle357 flights51%
- Miami to New York577 flights51.3%
- Fort Lauderdale to Chicago440 flights51.8%
- West Palm Beach to New York337 flights53.1%
- Washington to New York436 flights53.1%
- Detroit to Fort Lauderdale328 flights53.3%
- New York to Washington436 flights54%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to New York570 flights54.2%
- Chicago to New York996 flights54.6%
Most punctual airports
- Boise (BOI)2,027 departures86.9%
- Portland (PDX)5,113 departures86.3%
- Salt Lake City (SLC)10,632 departures85.8%
- San Jose (SJC)3,438 departures85.6%
- Burbank (BUR)2,556 departures85.4%
- Albuquerque (ABQ)2,011 departures84.5%
- Sacramento (SMF)4,630 departures84.2%
- San Francisco (SFO)12,171 departures84%
- Santa Ana (SNA)3,821 departures83.8%
- Ontario (ONT)2,081 departures82.8%
Least punctual airports
- Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (FLL)9,928 departures59.7%
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)31,373 departures65.9%
- Houston (HOU)4,578 departures67.5%
- New York (LGA)11,660 departures67.9%
- Chicago Midway (MDW)6,508 departures68.7%
- West Palm Beach (PBI)3,385 departures69.1%
- Miami (MIA)10,460 departures69.6%
- Washington (DCA)12,204 departures70.2%
- Dallas Love Field (DAL)6,221 departures70.3%
- Orlando (MCO)15,497 departures70.5%
Most punctual flights
- OO3693Salt Lake City to Burbank100%
- OO4943Bakersfield to Phoenix100%
- DL1296Salt Lake City to San Diego100%
- OO6378Salt Lake City to Phoenix100%
- DL3198Atlanta to Pensacola100%
- OO4089Santa Barbara to Salt Lake City100%
- OO3718Salt Lake City to Tucson100%
- DL1367Salt Lake City to Sacramento100%
- MQ3491Brownsville to Dallas-Fort Worth100%
- OO4323Salt Lake City to Twin Falls100%
Least punctual flights
- NK3831San Juan to Atlanta0%
- F92446Los Angeles to Chicago0%
- F94196Miami to New York10%
- NK1680Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale10%
- F93288Atlanta to New York10.7%
- NK2212Fort Lauderdale to Detroit11.1%
- NK759Fort Lauderdale to Atlantic City13%
- WN3104Houston to Atlanta13.8%
- YX4627New York to Washington14.3%
- NK1712Miami to Chicago14.3%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in March 2026.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in March 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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