2026 ranking · U.S. airlines
Most On-Time U.S. Airline
Which U.S. airline is the most on time? Here's every U.S. airline ranked, from our sourced data.
Verified Oct 17, 2026By Steven MoHow we check Report a correction
Quick answer
Hawaiian Airlines comes out on top: 81.9% on time (0.8% of flights cancelled). Delta comes second (79.1% on time).
- #1 Hawaiian
- 81.9% on time · 0.8% of flights cancelled
- #2 Delta
- 79.1% on time · 1.1% of flights cancelled
- #3 Southwest
- 77.8% on time · 0.8% of flights cancelled
- #4 United
- 77.7% on time · 0.8% of flights cancelled
The ranking
- 1Hawaiian Airlines0.8% of flights cancelled81.9% on time
- 2Delta Air Lines1.1% of flights cancelled79.1% on time
- 3Southwest Airlines0.8% of flights cancelled77.8% on time
- 4United Airlines0.8% of flights cancelled77.7% on time
- 5Alaska Airlines1.2% of flights cancelled75.8% on time
- 6Allegiant Air0.5% of flights cancelled74.5% on time
- 7American Airlines1.8% of flights cancelled72.7% on time
- 8JetBlue1.7% of flights cancelled72.3% on time
- 9Frontier Airlines1.8% of flights cancelled70.7% on time
How we rank: Share of each airline's own flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule in 2025, from the U.S. DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Regional partners are counted separately. Equal values share a rank. Methodology
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FAQ
Hawaiian Airlines comes out on top: 81.9% on time (0.8% of flights cancelled). Delta comes second (79.1% on time).
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