Which airlines cancel the most flights?

From August 2025 to July 2026, PSA Airlines, which flies for American Eagle, cancelled 4.3% of its scheduled flights, the most of any airline, against 0.7% for Allegiant and Hawaiian and 1.8% overall. PSA, Envoy, Republic and SkyWest are regional airlines that fly under bigger airlines' names. Only the largest U.S. airlines report these numbers, for domestic flights.

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Measure: % of scheduled flights cancelled. Written from the data below.

  • PSA Airlines has the highest figure, 4.3%, followed by Republic Airways (4.1%) and Spirit Airlines (3.9%).
  • Hawaiian Airlines and Allegiant Air share the lowest figure, 0.7%.
  • The highest is 6.1 times the lowest.

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U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present)
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Chartly. “Which airlines cancel the most flights?” Chart. Data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present), https://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.aspx?gnoyr_VQ=FGJ&QO_fu146_anzr=b0-gvzr (data as of July 31, 2026). https://chart.ly/charts/airline-cancellations (accessed October 15, 2026).

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Airline % of scheduled flights cancelled
PSA Airlines 4.3
Republic Airways 4.1
Spirit Airlines 3.9
JetBlue 3.1
American Airlines 2.2
Envoy Air 2.2
Frontier Airlines 1.9
SkyWest Airlines 1.8
Delta Air Lines 1.7
Alaska Airlines 1.2
United Airlines 1
Southwest Airlines 0.9
Allegiant Air 0.7
Hawaiian Airlines 0.7

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