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Air travel charts
8 charts about air travel, each with its public source, its numbers and its date.
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What time of day are flights most likely to be delayed?
From August 2025 to July 2026, only 8.0% of flights scheduled to leave between 6 and 7 a.m. left 15 or more minutes late, against 35.0% of those leaving betw...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which months have the most flight delays?
In July 2026, 28.3% of U.S. flights arrived 15 or more minutes late, the most of the 12 months from August 2025, when summer thunderstorms meet full planes. ...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which months have the most cancelled flights?
In January 2026, a month of winter storms, U.S. airlines cancelled 4.7% of scheduled flights, the most of the 12 months from August 2025; September and Octob...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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What causes most flight delays?
From August 2025 to July 2026, 39.7% of all minutes of delay came from a late-arriving aircraft: a plane that left its last airport late. The airline itself ...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which US airports have the most delayed departures?
From August 2025 to July 2026, 31.7% of flights leaving Dallas Love Field (DAL) left 15 or more minutes late, the most of the 102 U.S. airports with at least...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which US airports have the most cancelled flights?
From August 2025 to July 2026, New York's LaGuardia (LGA) cancelled 4.6% of scheduled departures, the most of the 102 U.S. airports with at least 10,000 depa...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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Which airlines have the most delayed flights?
From August 2025 to July 2026, JetBlue had the most late flights: 27.7% arrived 15 or more minutes late, against 18.1% for Hawaiian Airlines and 22.4% for al...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026
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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% f...
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present) · Data as of Jul 31, 2026