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US Flight Delays in July 2025

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

In July 2025, US airlines operated 631,428 domestic flights and 71% arrived on time, down 0.7 points from June 2025. Hawaiian Airlines led the reporting carriers at 80% on time; Frontier Airlines trailed at 64%.

Flights
631,428
On-time
71%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
25 min
Cancelled
2.5%
vs Jun 2025
-0.7 pts
on-time change

Airline on-time rates in July 2025

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

AirlineOn-timevs prior monthAvg delayFlights
Hawaiian Airlines80%-2.5 pts12 min7,066
SkyWest Airlines75%+0.4 pts22 min75,877
Spirit Airlines75%+0.1 pts20 min17,307
Delta Air Lines75%+1.2 pts21 min94,066
Envoy Air73%+0.6 pts18 min27,489
Republic Airways73%-1.1 pts25 min30,396
Southwest Airlines71%-0.8 pts20 min125,677
Allegiant Air70%+0.4 pts29 min13,978
United Airlines69%-4.1 pts28 min69,788
Alaska Airlines69%-0.4 pts18 min23,619
PSA Airlines69%+5.5 pts34 min21,214
JetBlue Airways66%-5.5 pts33 min20,690
American Airlines65%-2.3 pts34 min87,852
Frontier Airlines64%+2.4 pts34 min16,409

Most delayed large airports

  1. BWIBaltimore62%
  2. MDWChicago64%
  3. DENDenver64%
  4. DFWDallas/Fort Worth64%
  5. ORDChicago65%

Most reliable large airports

  1. HNLHonolulu85%
  2. OGGKahului83%
  3. BOIBoise83%
  4. BURBurbank81%
  5. SLCSalt Lake City81%

Most delay-prone routes in July 2025

Routes with at least 60 flights in the month.

  1. DENRIC31%
  2. RHIORD36%
  3. PLNORD38%
  4. DFWPSP40%
  5. DENORF42%
  6. SEAABQ42%
  7. JFKBNA42%
  8. ASEORD43%

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 631,428 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.