US Flight Delays in February 2025
By Sharon Ben-Moshe · US DOT data · last updated 2026-09-28
In February 2025, US airlines operated 504,884 domestic flights and 79% arrived on time, down 2.0 points from January 2025. Southwest Airlines led the reporting carriers at 83% on time; PSA Airlines trailed at 64%.
- Flights
- 504,884
- On-time
- 79%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 16 min
- Cancelled
- 1.5%
- vs Jan 2025
- -2.0 pts
- on-time change
Airline on-time rates in February 2025
Reporting carriers with at least 1,000 flights in the month.
| Airline | On-time | vs prior month | Avg delay | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 83% | -1.2 pts | 10 min | 100,199 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 83% | -3.6 pts | 10 min | 6,013 |
| Spirit Airlines | 81% | -0.5 pts | 14 min | 16,232 |
| United Airlines | 81% | -1.1 pts | 14 min | 57,628 |
| Envoy Air | 81% | -0.8 pts | 13 min | 19,995 |
| Delta Air Lines | 80% | -0.6 pts | 15 min | 71,333 |
| American Airlines | 79% | -1.2 pts | 17 min | 69,876 |
| Alaska Airlines | 79% | -3.4 pts | 12 min | 16,315 |
| Republic Airways | 78% | -5.6 pts | 15 min | 25,483 |
| SkyWest Airlines | 76% | -2.8 pts | 20 min | 59,806 |
| Allegiant Air | 75% | -1.4 pts | 24 min | 9,371 |
| Frontier Airlines | 75% | +0.8 pts | 21 min | 15,440 |
| JetBlue Airways | 71% | -4.1 pts | 23 min | 17,685 |
| PSA Airlines | 64% | -10.7 pts | 34 min | 19,508 |
Most delayed large airports
Most reliable large airports
Most delay-prone routes in February 2025
Routes with at least 60 flights in the month.
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 504,884 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.