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US Flight Delays in November 2024

By Sharon Ben-Moshe · US DOT data · last updated 2026-07-01

In November 2024, US airlines operated 575,404 domestic flights and 85% arrived on time, down 1.5 points from October 2024. Endeavor Air led the reporting carriers at 90% on time; Frontier Airlines trailed at 77%.

Flights
575,404
On-time
85%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
10 min
Cancelled
0.4%
vs Oct 2024
-1.5 pts
on-time change

Airline on-time rates in November 2024

Reporting carriers with at least 1,000 flights in the month.

AirlineOn-timevs prior monthAvg delayFlights
Endeavor Air90%-1.9 pts7 min16,019
Hawaiian Airlines90%+2.6 pts6 min6,427
Delta Air Lines89%-1.6 pts7 min81,825
Republic Airways88%-4.2 pts8 min27,291
Southwest Airlines87%+0.7 pts7 min112,591
Envoy Air87%-2.5 pts9 min21,834
PSA Airlines87%+1.9 pts10 min19,666
Spirit Airlines86%+0.5 pts10 min19,459
JetBlue Airways84%-1.5 pts10 min19,134
Allegiant Air84%-0.5 pts12 min8,757
American Airlines83%-0.7 pts13 min76,757
Alaska Airlines83%0.0 pts9 min19,462
United Airlines83%-5.5 pts12 min63,581
SkyWest Airlines82%-4.0 pts15 min65,042
Frontier Airlines77%+1.7 pts17 min17,559

Most delayed large airports

  1. EWRNewark79%
  2. SFOSan Francisco79%
  3. DFWDallas/Fort Worth79%
  4. DALDallas81%
  5. DENDenver82%

Most reliable large airports

  1. OGGKahului93%
  2. HNLHonolulu91%
  3. INDIndianapolis90%
  4. MSPMinneapolis90%
  5. PITPittsburgh90%

Most delay-prone routes in November 2024

Routes with at least 60 flights in the month.

  1. STSSAN47%
  2. SANSTS52%
  3. DFWDRO56%
  4. DRODFW57%
  5. DFWFAT58%
  6. CLTEWR58%
  7. DFWPVU59%
  8. RDUEWR60%

National figures are flight-weighted averages across all reporting carriers for the month; see the methodology for definitions and limitations.

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Based on 575,404 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.