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US flight delays, month by month

Data through May 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%June 2024: 75% on-time (611,132 flights)75Jun 2024July 2024: 70% on-time (634,613 flights)70August 2024: 76% on-time (619,025 flights)76September 2024: 84% on-time (582,622 flights)84Sep 2024October 2024: 87% on-time (615,497 flights)87November 2024: 85% on-time (575,404 flights)85December 2024: 79% on-time (590,581 flights)79Dec 2024January 2025: 81% on-time (539,747 flights)81February 2025: 79% on-time (504,884 flights)79March 2025: 80% on-time (600,872 flights)80Mar 2025April 2025: 80% on-time (583,950 flights)80May 2025: 76% on-time (605,648 flights)76June 2025: 71% on-time (611,575 flights)71Jun 2025July 2025: 71% on-time (631,428 flights)71August 2025: 77% on-time (602,378 flights)77September 2025: 83% on-time (562,439 flights)83Sep 2025October 2025: 80% on-time (605,844 flights)80November 2025: 79% on-time (570,550 flights)79December 2025: 73% on-time (582,304 flights)73Dec 2025January 2026: 79% on-time (544,003 flights)79February 2026: 80% on-time (515,037 flights)80March 2026: 75% on-time (612,102 flights)75Mar 2026April 2026: 80% on-time (597,919 flights)80May 2026: 78% on-time (611,735 flights)78

All monthly reports

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

Based on 14,111,289 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.