Which are the ten most punctual US airlines for January 2025?

With 18,496,577 seats on offer, American Airlines is the busiest US carrier for February 2025 in terms of the number of seats for February 2025. Unsurprisingly, two other Big Three airlines- United Airlines and Delta Air Lines also rank among the busiest for February. However, none of these carriers made it to the list of the most punctual airlines around the world for January 2025. In this article, we are going look at the most punctual airlines for January 2025.

[ Note: The rankings were based on the data from OAG, a global air traffic data provider. The data was available when the writer last checked the website on 15th February.]

10. Jetblue Airways Corporation(B6)

*Jet Blue Airways Airbus A320 at the Sant Francisco Airport*
*Photo: Bill Abbott |Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	75.91%
Canceled Flights	1.52%
Total Flights	24271

*Jetblue Aircraft parking*
*Photo: Funforme3|Wikimedia Commons*

Destination	114
Longest route	New York (JFK) – Guayaquil, Ecuador (GYE) 2,969 miles
Shortest route	San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) – St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (STT)68 mile

*JetBlue Airways’ first A321neo taxiing at John F. Kennedy International Airport*
*Photo: Adam Moreira |Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A220	38	1.6 Years
Airbus A320	130	19.5 Years
Airbus A321	100	6.6 Years
Embraer ERJ-190	16	16.0 Years

9. Avelo Airlines(XP)

*Avelo Airlines Boeing B737-800 at Hollywood Burbank Airport.*
*Photo: OrangeRye|Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	75.93%
Canceled Flights	0%
Total Flights	1677

Destination	50
Longest route	Haven Regional Airport (HVN)-Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)more than 1,100 miles
Shortest route	Burbank(BUR) to Las Vegas(LAS) 223 miles

*Avelo Airlines B737-800 at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport*
*Photo: Orange Rye |Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average Age
Boeing 737	20 Aircraft	16.7 Years

8. Allegiant Air(G4)

*Airbus A320 Narrow Body Aircraft with twin engine is operated by Allegiant Airlines in 2025*
*Photo: Pedro Aragão |Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	76.01%
Canceled Flights	1.23%
Total Flights	9320

Allegiant Air operates McDonnell Douglas DC-9-21 A double engine featured aircraft
Photo: Dinesh Maharajh|Wikimedia Commons

Destination	50
Longest route	Cincinnati (CVG) – Los Angeles (LAX)1,900 miles
Shortest route	Fresno (FAT) – Las Vegas (LAS)258 miles

Allegiant_Air_Airbus_A320
Photo: Tomás Del Coro | Wikimedia Commons

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A319	34	19.5 years
Airbus A320	85	14.6 years
Boeing 737	5	0.7 years

7. American Airlines(AA)

*AmericanAilinesAirbusA321*
*Photo:DiscoA340 | Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	77.19%
Canceled Flights	4.12%
Total Flights	178507

The American Airlines Boeing 777
Photo: *Venkat Mangudi|Wikimedia Commons*

Destination	353
Longest route	Dallas(DFW)-Brisbane(BNE)7,216miles
Shortest route	Chicago O’Hare-Milwaukee58miles

American Airlines operated Boeing 737-823 at Las Vegas sky
Photo: *Noah Wulf |Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A319	133	20.9 years
Airbus A320	48	23.9 years
Airbus A321	301	10.2 years
Boeing 737	371	13.2 years

6. United Airlines(UA)

*United Airlines operated Boeing 767-424 ER in 2025*
*Photo: : Anna Zvereva |Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	78.4%
Canceled Flights	2.77%
Total Flights	135452

*United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER approaching to Boston Airport*
*Photo::4300streetcar|Wikimedia Commons*

Destination	364
Longest route	Houston Bush Intercontinental (IAH) – Sydney, Australia (SYD) 8,591 miles
Shortest route	San Francisco (SFO) – Santa Rosa/Sonoma County, California (STS)66 miles

United Airlines operated Boeing737-900 providing services in 2025
Photo: *Noah Wulf | Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A319	81	23.3years
Boeing 737	592	12.2 years
Boeing 787 Dreamliner	75	7.0 years

5. Delta Air Lines(DL)

*Lockheed TriStar L-1011 is one of the Aircraft which is operated by Delta Airlines*
*Photo: Piergiuliano Chesi |Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	79.01%
Canceled Flights	2.66%
Total Flights	138475

Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800
Photo:*formulanone|Wikimeda Commons*

Destination	311
Longest route	Atlanta (ATL) – Johannesburg (JNB) 8,433 miles
Shortest route	Detroit (DTW) – Lansing, Michigan (LAN) 74 miles

Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900 at san Diego Airport
Photo: *Mertbiol|Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A220	74	4.o years
Airbus A319	57	23.0 years
Airbus A320	55	29.0 years
Airbus A321	196	4.6 years

4. Spirit Airlines(NK)

The Airbus A319 is a short- to medium-range, narrow-body jet in the Airbus A320 family, designed for commercial passenger flights.
Photo: *Iluvaviation|Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	79.82%
Canceled Flights	2.98%
Total Flights	20034

Airbus A321 of Spirit Airlines
Photo: *DiscoA340|Wikimedia Commons*

Destination	91
Longest route	Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Lima, Peru (LIM)2,627 miles
Shortest route	Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – Orlando (MCO): 178 miles

McDonnell Douglas MD-83 operated by Spirit Airlines climbs the old Tower on its first appearance
Photo: *Konstantin von Wedelstaedt |Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A320	142	6.3 years
Airbus A321	51	4.2 years

3. Alaska Airlines(AS)

Alaska Airlines operates its Boeing 737-400 aircraft on 2025
Photo: *Eric Salard |Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	81.38%
Canceled Flights	1.49%
Total Flights	34752

Alaska airlines operated Boeing 737-900 in San Francisco International Airport
Photo: *Mertbiol |Wikimedia Commons*

Destination	128
Longest route	Anchorage (ANC) – Kona (KOA) 2,874 miles
Shortest route	Petersburg, Alaska (PSG) – Wrangell, Alaska (WRG) 31 miles

Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 with double-edged winglet.
Photo: *Ron Clausen|Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Boeing 737	238	10.2 years
Embraer ERJ-170	86	5.9 years

2. Southwest Airlines(WN)

*Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines*
*Photo: Roland Arhelger|Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	81.64%
Canceled Flights	2.83%
Total Flights	107655

*Southwest Airlines owned Boeing 737-300 on the operation*
Photo: *:Aero Icarus |Wikimedia Commons*

Destination	117
Longest route	Sacramento (SMF) – Honolulu (HNL) 2,462 miles
Shortest route	Kahului, Hawaii (OGG) – Honolulu (HNL): 101 miles

*Southwest airlines arriving at Austin Bergstrom International Airport*
*Photo: Brett Spangler |Wikimedia Commons*

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average Age
Boeing 737	800	11.6 Years

1. Hawaiian Airlines(HA)

The Boing 767 which is operated by Hawaiian Airlines is an American wide-body airliner which first flew in 1981 and was certified in 1982.
Photo: *Eddie Maloney |Wikimedia Commons*

On-time Performance	85.45%
Canceled Flights	1.74%
Total Flights	7065

Hawaiian Airlines operates the De Havilland DHC-7, also known as the Dash 7
Photo: Steve Fitzgerald |Wikimedia Commons

Destination	31
Longest route	Boston (BOS) – Honolulu (HNL)5,095 miles
Shortest route	Honolulu (HNL) – Molokai, Hawaii (MKK)54 miles

Hawaiian Airlines Airbus_A330
Photo: Larry D. Moore| Wikimedia Commons

Aircraft Type	Current	Avg. Age
Airbus A321	18	6.2 years
Boeing 717	32	11.4 years
Boeing 787 Dreamliner	2	2.4 years