US flight punctuality: November 2025
In November 2025, 79.4% of 570,550 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, down 0.2 points on the month before. 2.5% were cancelled, and flights arrived 6 minutes late on average. Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline at 82.4%, and PSA Airlines the least at 75.1%. Southwest Airlines improved the most, up 2.5 points.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines DL | 82.4% | -1.6 | 1.7% | +3 min | 84,475 |
| 2 | Envoy Air MQ | 82.2% | +0.6 | 4.9% | +3 min | 24,683 |
| 3 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 82% | -0.7 | 4.3% | +5 min | 68,347 |
| 4 | Hawaiian Airlines HA | 81.6% | -0.1 | 2% | +7 min | 6,426 |
| 5 | Alaska Airlines AS | 81.2% | +1.1 | 1.3% | 0 min | 19,752 |
| 6 | Southwest Airlines WN | 79.8% | +2.5 | 1.7% | +5 min | 113,938 |
| 7 | United Airlines UA | 79.3% | -1.1 | 1.5% | +8 min | 66,691 |
| 8 | Spirit Airlines NK | 78.6% | -1.9 | 2.3% | +7 min | 11,793 |
| 9 | Allegiant Air G4 | 77% | -0.9 | 0.8% | +10 min | 9,652 |
| 10 | American Airlines AA | 76.5% | -0.3 | 2.1% | +10 min | 78,826 |
| 11 | Republic Airways YX | 76.5% | +0.3 | 5.3% | +8 min | 29,356 |
| 12 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 75.9% | -1.8 | 2% | +11 min | 17,047 |
| 13 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 75.1% | +0.5 | 3% | +11 min | 19,818 |
| 14 | PSA Airlines OH | 75.1% | -5.9 | 3.7% | +13 min | 19,746 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- Santa Ana to Seattle329 flights92%
- Los Angeles to Salt Lake City321 flights91.3%
- Los Angeles to Seattle604 flights90.6%
- Honolulu to Kahului839 flights90.6%
- Denver to Atlanta450 flights90.5%
- Kahului to Honolulu839 flights90.4%
- Portland to Denver344 flights90.2%
- Jacksonville to Atlanta327 flights90%
- Los Angeles to San Jose337 flights90%
- Salt Lake City to Los Angeles321 flights90%
Least punctual busy routes
- Washington to New York394 flights57.1%
- New York to Washington393 flights58.2%
- New York to Chicago976 flights59.1%
- Chicago to New York977 flights59.3%
- Dallas-Fort Worth to New York582 flights59.4%
- Chicago to Seattle391 flights62.2%
- Las Vegas to San Diego494 flights62.2%
- Las Vegas to San Francisco500 flights62.3%
- San Francisco to San Diego564 flights63.2%
- New York to Dallas-Fort Worth582 flights63.4%
Most punctual airports
- Salt Lake City (SLC)9,197 departures86.5%
- Albuquerque (ABQ)2,020 departures85.6%
- Denver (DEN)25,280 departures84.7%
- Kahului (OGG)2,037 departures84.7%
- Pittsburgh (PIT)3,510 departures84.4%
- Honolulu (HNL)4,623 departures84.3%
- Portland (PDX)4,976 departures84.2%
- San Antonio (SAT)3,440 departures84.1%
- Jacksonville (JAX)2,431 departures83.2%
- Indianapolis (IND)3,904 departures83.1%
Least punctual airports
- New York (LGA)11,577 departures67.9%
- Washington (DCA)11,586 departures72.7%
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)28,703 departures73.3%
- Newark Liberty (EWR)10,403 departures74%
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)25,032 departures74.3%
- New York (JFK)8,626 departures75.8%
- Austin Bergstrom (AUS)7,346 departures76%
- Dallas Love Field (DAL)5,799 departures76.4%
- West Palm Beach (PBI)2,792 departures76.8%
- Miami (MIA)9,270 departures77%
Most punctual flights
- OO4135Salt Lake City to Eugene100%
- OO3794Los Angeles to Spokane100%
- OO3944Salt Lake City to Idaho Falls100%
- WN2524El Paso to Houston100%
- WN3462Lihue to Kahului100%
- OO3895Salt Lake City to Idaho Falls100%
- OO4124Seattle to Eugene100%
- UA1734Boston to Washington100%
- WN313Atlanta to Baltimore100%
- MQ4259Tulsa to Dallas-Fort Worth100%
Least punctual flights
- OO5955Santa Barbara to San Francisco20%
- YX4741Columbus to Washington20%
- AA850Dallas-Fort Worth to San Antonio23.1%
- AA1510New York to Chicago25%
- OH5673Washington to Cincinnati25%
- AA2401Dallas-Fort Worth to Buffalo25.9%
- OH5244Philadelphia to Washington25.9%
- OH5493Washington to Windsor Locks26.4%
- OO5903San Luis Obispo to San Francisco26.7%
- UA1001Burlington to Chicago28.6%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in November 2025.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in November 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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