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US Flight Delays in February 2025

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

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.

AirlineOn-timevs prior monthAvg delayFlights
Southwest Airlines83%-1.2 pts10 min100,199
Hawaiian Airlines83%-3.6 pts10 min6,013
Spirit Airlines81%-0.5 pts14 min16,232
United Airlines81%-1.1 pts14 min57,628
Envoy Air81%-0.8 pts13 min19,995
Delta Air Lines80%-0.6 pts15 min71,333
American Airlines79%-1.2 pts17 min69,876
Alaska Airlines79%-3.4 pts12 min16,315
Republic Airways78%-5.6 pts15 min25,483
SkyWest Airlines76%-2.8 pts20 min59,806
Allegiant Air75%-1.4 pts24 min9,371
Frontier Airlines75%+0.8 pts21 min15,440
JetBlue Airways71%-4.1 pts23 min17,685
PSA Airlines64%-10.7 pts34 min19,508

Most delayed large airports

  1. DCAWashington67%
  2. PBIWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach71%
  3. DENDenver77%
  4. ATLAtlanta78%
  5. BOSBoston78%

Most reliable large airports

  1. HNLHonolulu88%
  2. BURBurbank87%
  3. SJCSan Jose87%
  4. SATSan Antonio86%
  5. INDIndianapolis86%

Most delay-prone routes in February 2025

Routes with at least 60 flights in the month.

  1. HSVDCA33%
  2. CVGDCA38%
  3. DCACVG38%
  4. BUFDCA41%
  5. ORDASE41%
  6. DCABUF42%
  7. HOUDCA44%
  8. DCACAE44%

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, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.