FlightRecord

US flight delays, month by month

Data through July 2026

One report per month of US DOT data: the national on-time rate, the airlines that led and trailed, and the airports and routes with the worst delays. A new report appears with each monthly data refresh (BTS publishes with a ~2-month lag).

National on-time trend

US national monthly on-time percentage50%75%100%August 2024: 76% on-time (619,025 flights)76Aug 2024September 2024: 84% on-time (582,622 flights)84October 2024: 87% on-time (615,497 flights)87November 2024: 85% on-time (575,404 flights)85Nov 2024December 2024: 79% on-time (590,581 flights)79January 2025: 81% on-time (539,747 flights)81February 2025: 79% on-time (504,884 flights)79Feb 2025March 2025: 80% on-time (600,872 flights)80April 2025: 80% on-time (583,950 flights)80May 2025: 76% on-time (605,648 flights)76May 2025June 2025: 71% on-time (611,575 flights)71July 2025: 71% on-time (631,428 flights)71August 2025: 77% on-time (602,378 flights)77Aug 2025September 2025: 83% on-time (562,439 flights)83October 2025: 80% on-time (605,844 flights)80November 2025: 79% on-time (570,550 flights)79Nov 2025December 2025: 73% on-time (582,304 flights)73January 2026: 79% on-time (544,003 flights)79February 2026: 80% on-time (515,037 flights)80Feb 2026March 2026: 75% on-time (612,102 flights)75April 2026: 80% on-time (597,919 flights)80May 2026: 78% on-time (611,735 flights)78May 2026June 2026: 74% on-time (607,577 flights)74July 2026: 71% on-time (631,970 flights)71

All monthly reports

  1. July 2026 flight delays71%
  2. June 2026 flight delays74%
  3. May 2026 flight delays78%
  4. April 2026 flight delays80%
  5. March 2026 flight delays75%
  6. February 2026 flight delays80%
  7. January 2026 flight delays79%
  8. December 2025 flight delays73%
  9. November 2025 flight delays79%
  10. October 2025 flight delays80%
  11. September 2025 flight delays83%
  12. August 2025 flight delays77%
  13. July 2025 flight delays71%
  14. June 2025 flight delays71%
  15. May 2025 flight delays76%
  16. April 2025 flight delays80%
  17. March 2025 flight delays80%
  18. February 2025 flight delays79%
  19. January 2025 flight delays81%
  20. December 2024 flight delays79%
  21. November 2024 flight delays85%
  22. October 2024 flight delays87%
  23. September 2024 flight delays84%
  24. August 2024 flight delays76%
  25. July 2024 flight delays70%

Based on 14,739,704 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.