The most on-time U.S. airlines
Which U.S. airlines actually get you there on time? Here they are, ranked by on-time arrival rate over the full window we cover, from public U.S. DOT records, 2000–2025.
Last reviewed June 21, 2026 · Data covers 2000–2025
Ranked best to worst
U.S. airlines by on-time arrival rate
On-time means arriving within 15 minutes of schedule. The number of flights behind each airline’s figure is shown alongside it.
- 1KHAloha Airlines89%154,381 flights
- 2HAHawaiian Airlines89%1,510,710 flights
- 3QXHorizon Air84%200,419 flights
- 49EEndeavor Air82%2,956,797 flights
- 5DLDelta Air Lines82%20,413,297 flights
- 6YXRepublic Airways81%2,609,333 flights
- 7OOSkyWest Airlines80%14,888,337 flights
- 8ASAlaska Airlines80%4,780,166 flights
- 9WNSouthwest Airlines79%30,894,511 flights
- 10TZATA Airlines79%208,420 flights
- 11FLAirTran Airways79%2,485,709 flights
- 12TWTrans World Airlines79%511,852 flights
- 13USUS Airways79%7,310,356 flights
- 14VXVirgin America78%389,060 flights
- 15COContinental Airlines78%3,668,038 flights
- 16NWNorthwest Airlines78%4,572,912 flights
- 17UAUnited Airlines78%14,556,750 flights
- 18YVMesa Airlines77%2,557,988 flights
- 19AAAmerican Airlines77%19,436,677 flights
- 20HPAmerica West Airlines77%1,208,561 flights
- 21OHPSA Airlines76%3,733,667 flights
- 22XEExpressJet Airlines (Continental Express)76%3,459,389 flights
- 23MQEnvoy Air76%9,151,743 flights
- 24NKSpirit Airlines76%2,118,973 flights
- 25DHIndependence Air75%693,047 flights
- 26EVExpressJet Airlines74%6,611,724 flights
- 27F9Frontier Airlines74%2,431,848 flights
- 28B6JetBlue Airways73%5,058,449 flights
- 29G4Allegiant Air73%947,877 flights
How to read this
What counts toward an airline
Each airline’s figure uses only its own DOT-coded flights — we never credit a carrier with a predecessor’s history after a merger. Only airlines with a substantial number of flights are ranked. Tap any airline for its full profile, including how its record has changed over time.
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