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US Flight Delays in November 2025

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

In November 2025, US airlines operated 570,550 domestic flights and 79% arrived on time, essentially flat versus October 2025. Delta Air Lines led the reporting carriers at 82% on time; PSA Airlines trailed at 75%.

Flights
570,550
On-time
79%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
16 min
Cancelled
2.5%
vs Oct 2025
-0.3 pts
on-time change

Airline on-time rates in November 2025

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

AirlineOn-timevs prior monthAvg delayFlights
Delta Air Lines82%-1.7 pts14 min84,475
Envoy Air82%+0.5 pts13 min24,683
SkyWest Airlines82%-0.8 pts16 min68,347
Hawaiian Airlines82%-0.1 pts11 min6,426
Alaska Airlines81%+1.0 pts11 min19,752
Southwest Airlines80%+2.4 pts13 min113,938
United Airlines79%-1.1 pts17 min66,691
Spirit Airlines79%-1.9 pts17 min11,793
Allegiant Air77%-1.0 pts19 min9,652
Republic Airways76%+0.3 pts18 min29,356
American Airlines76%-0.2 pts20 min78,826
Frontier Airlines76%-1.9 pts22 min17,047
JetBlue Airways75%+0.6 pts20 min19,818
PSA Airlines75%-5.9 pts23 min19,746

Most delayed large airports

  1. DALDallas73%
  2. DFWDallas/Fort Worth73%
  3. LGANew York74%
  4. DCAWashington74%
  5. SANSan Diego75%

Most reliable large airports

  1. HNLHonolulu88%
  2. OGGKahului88%
  3. SLCSalt Lake City87%
  4. PDXPortland86%
  5. IADWashington85%

Most delay-prone routes in November 2025

Routes with at least 60 flights in the month.

  1. PHLDCA34%
  2. BUFDCA51%
  3. HPNDCA51%
  4. SYRDCA52%
  5. PITDCA54%
  6. DCACVG54%
  7. CLEDCA54%
  8. SMFSFO54%

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 570,550 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.