US flight punctuality: October 2025
In October 2025, 79.7% of 605,844 US domestic flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, down 3.7 points on the month before. 0.5% were cancelled, and flights arrived 6 minutes late on average. Delta Air Lines was the most punctual airline at 84%, and JetBlue Airways the least at 74.6%.
Airlines ranked by on-time arrivals
| Airline | On time | Change | Cancelled | Average delay | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Air Lines DL | 84% | -3.6 | 0.4% | +2 min | 90,097 |
| 2 | SkyWest Airlines OO | 82.8% | -1.9 | 0.2% | +4 min | 71,927 |
| 3 | Hawaiian Airlines HA | 81.7% | -6.7 | 0.7% | +9 min | 6,616 |
| 4 | Envoy Air MQ | 81.6% | -2.5 | 0.5% | +3 min | 27,348 |
| 5 | PSA Airlines OH | 81% | -2.8 | 0.5% | +4 min | 20,423 |
| 6 | Spirit Airlines NK | 80.5% | -3.7 | 1.1% | +5 min | 14,128 |
| 7 | United Airlines UA | 80.4% | -2.6 | 0.3% | +4 min | 71,415 |
| 8 | Alaska Airlines AS | 80.1% | -3.5 | 2.1% | +3 min | 20,637 |
| 9 | Allegiant Air G4 | 77.9% | -5.1 | 0.1% | +9 min | 10,470 |
| 10 | Frontier Airlines F9 | 77.7% | -1.9 | 0.5% | +9 min | 16,935 |
| 11 | Southwest Airlines WN | 77.4% | -5.6 | 0.3% | +7 min | 121,588 |
| 12 | American Airlines AA | 76.8% | -2.3 | 0.7% | +10 min | 85,483 |
| 13 | Republic Airways YX | 76.2% | -7 | 1.8% | +8 min | 30,376 |
| 14 | JetBlue Airways B6 | 74.6% | -4.6 | 1.1% | +9 min | 18,401 |
Airlines with at least 1,000 flights in the month. Change is in percentage points against the month before.
Most punctual busy routes
- Los Angeles to Salt Lake City349 flights92%
- Honolulu to Lihue640 flights91.7%
- Seattle to Boise333 flights91.6%
- Detroit to Charlotte321 flights91%
- Kansas City to Atlanta307 flights90.9%
- Honolulu to Hilo514 flights90.8%
- Kona to Honolulu590 flights90.6%
- Lihue to Honolulu640 flights90.5%
- St. Louis to Atlanta348 flights90.2%
- San Francisco to Houston306 flights90.1%
Least punctual busy routes
- Dallas-Fort Worth to Boston350 flights49.7%
- Newark to Boston332 flights50.3%
- New York to Chicago1,025 flights55.8%
- Nashville to Boston330 flights57.4%
- Chicago to Boston695 flights57.6%
- Las Vegas to San Francisco521 flights58.4%
- New York to Nashville349 flights58.5%
- Denver to Boston343 flights59.7%
- Newark to Chicago502 flights60.2%
- Milwaukee to Chicago463 flights61.8%
Most punctual airports
- Honolulu (HNL)4,682 departures87.4%
- Boise (BOI)2,008 departures86%
- Salt Lake City (SLC)9,841 departures85.7%
- Kahului (OGG)2,054 departures85.4%
- Detroit (DTW)10,950 departures85.3%
- Minneapolis (MSP)9,657 departures84.7%
- Washington Dulles (IAD)4,854 departures84.6%
- Omaha (OMA)2,192 departures84.3%
- Albuquerque (ABQ)2,383 departures84.1%
- Louisville (SDF)2,089 departures84%
Least punctual airports
- New York (LGA)12,002 departures66.8%
- Newark Liberty (EWR)10,578 departures71%
- Boston (BOS)12,647 departures73.9%
- New York (JFK)8,928 departures74.2%
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD)31,096 departures74.7%
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)27,182 departures75%
- Nashville (BNA)9,841 departures75.4%
- Orlando (MCO)13,245 departures75.6%
- Dallas Love Field (DAL)6,100 departures75.9%
- Austin Bergstrom (AUS)7,845 departures76.8%
Most punctual flights
- OO3578Salt Lake City to Lewiston100%
- OO3768Fresno to Salt Lake City100%
- OO3614Palm Springs to Salt Lake City100%
- UA2260Houston to Tampa100%
- DL2868St. Louis to Detroit100%
- DL3035Atlanta to Daytona Beach100%
- DL1119Savannah to Detroit100%
- OO4065Seattle to Portland100%
- OH5572Lexington KY to Charlotte100%
- DL2521Minneapolis to Raleigh-durham100%
Least punctual flights
- UA1952New York to Chicago12.5%
- UA1015Boston to Chicago16.7%
- WN2413San Francisco to San Diego17.7%
- AA1302Dallas-Fort Worth to Portland23.1%
- WN1227Boston to Nashville23.1%
- OH5302Knoxville to Chicago23.3%
- YX5819New York to Boston24%
- DL817Boston to Raleigh-durham24%
- HA683Portland to Honolulu24%
- DL2676Boston to Chicago24%
Routes with at least 300 flights, airports with at least 2,000 departures and flight numbers with at least 25 flights in October 2025.
About this report
Figures cover every domestic flight by a large US airline in October 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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