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Table 2 Ranking of Airline On-Time Performance by Month Since 1995 - December 2016

Ranking by Best On-Time Arrival Percent

Dataset Table:

Rank Year Month Percent On-Time Arrivals Percent Late Arrivals Percent Cancelled Percent Diverted Percent On-Time Departures Number of Scheduled Flights
1 2009 11 88.59 10.74 0.54 0.14 89.03 509,540
2 2002 9 87.95 11.07 0.86 0.12 89.99 429,996
3 2015 10 86.97 12.36 0.50 0.17 87.09 486,165
4 2003 4 86.85 11.84 1.20 0.12 89.16 527,303
5 2016 11 86.50 13.06 0.29 0.16 86.56 450,938
6 2015 9 86.48 12.92 0.45 0.15 86.99 464,946
7 2003 10 86.39 12.56 0.92 0.13 89.41 552,370
8 2012 4 86.26 12.60 0.98 0.16 86.55 505,218
9 2009 9 86.17 13.07 0.57 0.18 88.04 510,852
10 2012 2 86.16 12.69 1.00 0.15 87.02 464,826
11 2008 10 86.04 13.22 0.58 0.16 88.07 556,205
12 2012 11 85.73 13.08 1.05 0.14 85.44 488,006
13 2003 9 85.63 12.77 1.46 0.15 88.90 527,714
14 1995 9 85.58 13.15 1.16 0.11 89.04 429,774
15 2011 10 85.54 13.52 0.77 0.16 86.53 504,397
16 2016 9 85.49 14.00 0.33 0.18 86.35 454,878
17 2016 10 85.48 13.43 0.96 0.13 85.71 472,626
18 2010 4 85.31 13.83 0.69 0.18 86.10 529,330
19 2011 11 85.30 13.86 0.68 0.16 86.39 478,040
20 2002 11 85.21 13.80 0.89 0.11 88.42 415,024
21 2010 9 85.07 13.83 0.90 0.20 86.49 526,107
22 1997 9 85.03 13.37 1.43 0.17 88.68 444,431
23 2003 5 84.93 14.13 0.81 0.14 88.36 533,782
24 2008 9 84.88 13.15 1.83 0.13 86.84 540,908
25 2001 10 84.78 13.51 1.54 0.17 85.16 443,796
26 2001 11 84.71 14.06 1.08 0.16 86.54 417,386
27 2002 2 84.69 14.12 1.08 0.10 87.47 399,535
28 2016 4 84.50 14.43 0.89 0.18 84.84 461,630
29 2011 12 84.37 14.70 0.75 0.18 84.91 493,888
30 2002 10 84.18 14.70 1.02 0.11 87.57 446,590
31 2013 10 84.05 15.19 0.61 0.14 84.37 535,344
32 2004 9 83.91 12.84 3.07 0.18 85.84 585,125
33 2011 9 83.88 15.08 0.82 0.22 85.44 487,468
34 2013 9 83.83 15.10 0.86 0.21 84.36 510,806
35 2010 10 83.77 15.10 0.97 0.16 84.41 545,519
36 2012 1 83.75 14.59 1.46 0.21 84.74 486,133
37 2015 11 83.72 15.08 0.98 0.21 84.13 467,972
38 2005 5 83.67 15.23 0.96 0.14 85.83 614,802
39 2016 2 83.61 14.55 1.61 0.23 83.82 423,889
40 2013 11 83.45 15.37 1.01 0.17 83.47 503,296
41 2016 5 83.45 15.75 0.52 0.28 83.89 479,358
42 2005 4 83.44 15.16 1.27 0.13 85.90 594,492
43 2012 5 83.38 15.52 0.86 0.24 84.02 518,423
44 2008 11 83.33 15.66 0.85 0.16 85.92 523,272
45 2003 1 83.32 15.02 1.51 0.15 86.45 552,109
46 2012 9 83.30 15.72 0.81 0.17 84.50 490,199
47 1998 11 83.29 15.09 1.47 0.15 86.38 436,528
48 2010 11 83.16 15.96 0.72 0.16 84.42 520,999
49 1997 5 83.16 15.54 1.13 0.17 86.96 457,361
50 2004 4 83.04 16.08 0.77 0.11 86.13 582,970
51 2002 5 82.76 16.13 0.99 0.13 86.17 450,046
52 2005 9 82.66 15.19 2.01 0.14 84.91 574,253
53 2002 8 82.62 16.05 1.14 0.18 85.00 466,764
54 2009 2 82.60 15.99 1.25 0.17 85.08 488,410
55 2002 4 82.58 16.23 1.03 0.16 86.07 438,141
56 2003 3 82.58 15.55 1.71 0.17 85.99 559,342
57 2003 6 82.36 16.67 0.78 0.19 85.90 536,496
58 2012 3 82.19 16.58 1.04 0.20 82.73 521,628
59 1995 10 82.09 16.66 1.09 0.15 85.94 448,017
60 2015 4 81.83 16.95 0.93 0.28 82.63 485,151
61 1998 10 81.75 16.35 1.71 0.19 85.28 457,954
62 2007 9 81.70 17.06 1.08 0.16 84.35 600,187
63 2010 8 81.65 17.15 0.99 0.22 82.27 569,217
64 2016 3 81.55 17.23 0.99 0.23 82.24 479,122
65 1997 10 81.55 16.68 1.64 0.13 85.76 459,247
66 2001 5 81.47 16.59 1.78 0.16 84.55 529,940
67 1999 11 81.41 16.74 1.68 0.16 84.16 454,950
68 1995 4 81.30 17.20 1.32 0.17 85.82 441,074
69 2004 3 81.29 17.30 1.26 0.15 84.72 601,412
70 2016 1 81.29 15.90 2.62 0.19 81.46 445,827
71 2005 10 81.26 16.86 1.77 0.12 83.34 592,712
72 2014 9 81.06 17.29 1.44 0.21 82.85 469,489
73 2002 1 81.02 17.19 1.67 0.11 84.72 436,336
74 2004 10 81.00 17.76 1.10 0.14 84.40 610,037
75 2013 1 80.98 17.31 1.48 0.22 82.22 509,519
76 1995 5 80.68 17.71 1.43 0.18 85.58 448,341
77 2012 6 80.66 17.97 1.10 0.27 80.92 526,933
78 2014 11 80.59 18.32 0.93 0.15 81.92 462,054
79 2009 5 80.49 18.41 0.88 0.22 83.32 546,832
80 2015 5 80.48 18.04 1.15 0.33 80.82 496,993
81 2015 8 80.28 18.43 0.99 0.30 80.14 510,536
82 2001 12 80.22 18.63 1.01 0.14 82.30 429,869
83 2012 10 80.21 16.80 2.84 0.15 81.31 515,254
84 2003 11 80.20 18.21 1.40 0.19 84.97 528,171
85 1996 4 80.18 18.38 1.27 0.17 84.48 436,007
86 1995 7 80.08 18.39 1.29 0.24 83.75 449,856
87 1999 10 80.06 17.77 2.04 0.13 83.54 478,294
88 2007 11 80.03 18.79 1.04 0.15 82.55 605,149
89 2005 11 80.03 18.82 0.99 0.16 82.89 566,138
90 2014 10 79.98 18.79 1.06 0.16 81.59 491,011
91 2010 3 79.96 18.30 1.50 0.24 80.86 549,262
92 2010 5 79.94 18.55 1.24 0.28 81.62 542,747
93 1995 8 79.85 18.27 1.66 0.22 83.34 457,423
94 1997 4 79.85 18.38 1.58 0.19 84.01 447,294
95 2013 3 79.79 18.42 1.62 0.17 80.49 552,312
96 2009 8 79.68 19.07 0.99 0.26 81.42 568,301
97 2002 7 79.66 18.75 1.34 0.24 82.29 465,573
98 2003 7 79.66 18.72 1.40 0.22 83.46 558,568
99 2014 4 79.64 18.99 1.15 0.22 80.34 483,499
100 2013 2 79.62 17.79 2.41 0.18 80.96 469,746
101 2013 5 79.42 19.19 1.14 0.26 80.37 548,642
102 1999 9 79.35 17.17 3.31 0.17 83.28 460,251
103 2011 8 79.34 17.85 2.54 0.28 80.12 541,442
104 1995 3 79.30 18.95 1.59 0.16 83.49 461,503
105 2001 4 79.29 18.31 2.22 0.18 82.31 514,187
106 2011 3 79.24 19.28 1.27 0.22 80.82 526,687
107 2012 8 79.15 19.31 1.31 0.23 79.54 540,793
108 2009 4 79.14 19.09 1.48 0.28 81.93 537,793
109 1998 4 79.12 19.09 1.57 0.22 83.40 442,644
110 2004 11 79.12 19.45 1.26 0.18 82.12 584,610
111 2008 5 79.02 19.81 1.03 0.14 82.38 606,293
112 2003 8 79.00 19.09 1.64 0.27 83.20 556,984
113 1998 9 78.94 13.51 7.41 0.15 81.44 443,901
114 1996 5 78.92 19.29 1.57 0.22 83.49 448,923
115 1995 2 78.91 18.53 2.38 0.18 82.86 418,312
116 1999 2 78.91 17.43 3.48 0.19 82.14 417,627
117 1998 7 78.86 18.89 2.02 0.23 81.70 462,429
118 2013 8 78.77 20.01 0.98 0.23 79.26 562,921
119 2006 1 78.76 19.32 1.68 0.24 80.99 581,287
120 2010 1 78.69 18.58 2.46 0.27 80.46 521,809
121 1996 9 78.69 19.34 1.76 0.21 84.03 438,352
122 2015 3 78.66 18.93 2.18 0.23 78.91 504,312
123 2002 6 78.64 19.42 1.71 0.23 81.60 448,333
124 2002 3 78.59 19.90 1.35 0.17 82.11 447,896
125 1997 8 78.56 19.73 1.48 0.23 82.68 466,608
126 2008 8 78.44 19.68 1.61 0.28 80.37 612,279
127 2006 4 78.42 20.28 1.13 0.18 80.78 585,351
128 2009 3 78.40 19.27 2.10 0.24 80.95 557,422
129 2002 12 78.34 19.71 1.72 0.22 81.08 427,125
130 2004 8 78.29 19.88 1.63 0.20 81.33 623,107
131 2006 5 78.27 20.35 1.17 0.21 80.52 602,919
132 1997 11 78.22 20.02 1.55 0.20 83.38 432,725
133 2007 10 78.21 20.47 1.16 0.16 81.67 629,992
134 2001 7 78.12 19.56 2.10 0.22 81.04 538,440
135 2015 7 78.11 20.67 0.92 0.29 78.00 520,718
136 1997 3 78.10 19.88 1.81 0.21 82.16 460,986
137 2000 9 78.10 19.45 2.24 0.21 82.03 463,097
138 1999 3 78.09 19.03 2.66 0.22 81.37 466,267
139 2016 6 78.04 20.58 1.02 0.36 78.62 487,637
140 1999 12 78.00 20.07 1.74 0.19 81.58 469,944
141 1996 11 77.91 19.65 2.19 0.24 82.56 435,088
142 2007 5 77.90 20.79 1.08 0.23 81.51 631,609
143 1995 11 77.85 20.49 1.47 0.19 81.48 427,091
144 2011 7 77.84 20.19 1.69 0.28 78.75 547,219
145 2015 12 77.82 20.19 1.68 0.30 77.89 479,230
146 2014 8 77.72 20.83 1.17 0.28 79.00 507,491
147 2008 4 77.67 20.43 1.73 0.18 81.04 598,126
148 2004 5 77.62 20.36 1.75 0.28 81.74 594,457
149 2009 7 77.60 20.93 1.18 0.29 79.49 580,134
150 2005 2 77.58 20.52 1.74 0.16 81.11 545,332
151 2014 3 77.57 20.31 1.95 0.17 78.14 503,758
152 2016 8 77.57 20.75 1.38 0.30 78.31 498,347
153 1997 7 77.50 20.54 1.69 0.28 82.29 466,771
154 1998 5 77.48 20.21 2.09 0.21 81.73 449,293
155 2004 2 77.48 20.68 1.71 0.13 82.00 553,876
156 2013 4 77.30 20.75 1.76 0.19 78.66 536,393
157 2009 10 77.27 21.54 0.99 0.20 80.42 531,799
158 1996 10 77.19 20.82 1.74 0.25 82.76 456,577
159 2011 5 77.06 20.58 2.07 0.29 78.62 520,612
160 1998 8 77.03 19.56 3.16 0.25 80.62 465,910
161 2009 1 77.02 20.41 2.33 0.24 80.56 532,339
162 2000 3 76.99 20.68 2.12 0.21 80.73 482,944
163 2005 3 76.94 21.28 1.65 0.14 79.77 617,540
164 2011 6 76.92 21.03 1.76 0.29 78.29 528,588
165 2014 5 76.90 20.86 1.91 0.34 77.32 499,278
166 2015 1 76.83 20.42 2.55 0.21 78.12 469,968
167 2010 7 76.69 21.53 1.43 0.35 77.80 570,788
168 2012 12 76.56 21.60 1.61 0.23 77.08 494,218
169 2003 2 76.54 19.22 4.00 0.24 80.78 500,206
170 2006 11 76.52 21.66 1.63 0.18 79.97 586,197
171 2010 6 76.42 21.75 1.50 0.33 77.76 551,687
172 2011 1 76.30 19.64 3.87 0.19 77.64 494,400
173 2006 9 76.22 21.87 1.70 0.21 80.41 584,937
174 1999 5 76.19 21.00 2.57 0.25 81.16 462,054
175 2001 8 76.18 21.08 2.45 0.29 79.86 544,351
176 1997 6 76.14 22.04 1.51 0.32 81.41 450,737
177 2006 3 76.12 22.45 1.25 0.17 78.57 605,217
178 2009 6 76.12 22.04 1.49 0.36 78.46 557,594
179 1999 8 76.11 21.21 2.44 0.23 80.23 479,549
180 2000 10 76.07 21.60 2.13 0.19 80.17 485,761
181 2003 12 76.04 21.72 2.09 0.15 80.33 555,495
182 2012 7 76.01 22.27 1.41 0.30 76.60 545,131
183 2004 7 75.95 22.14 1.65 0.26 79.07 614,166
184 1995 6 75.94 22.53 1.32 0.21 81.70 439,423
185 1996 3 75.94 21.87 1.98 0.21 79.84 449,569
186 1998 3 75.85 21.76 2.14 0.25 80.26 459,703
187 2006 8 75.80 22.39 1.56 0.25 78.46 628,732
188 1999 4 75.73 22.05 1.98 0.24 81.05 450,620
189 2007 4 75.71 22.29 1.81 0.19 78.89 614,648
190 2008 7 75.70 22.30 1.69 0.30 77.90 627,931
191 2016 12 75.63 22.47 1.62 0.27 76.38 460,949
192 2014 7 75.61 22.49 1.61 0.29 76.46 520,880
193 2011 4 75.50 22.19 2.00 0.30 78.03 507,024
194 2001 1 75.42 20.64 3.75 0.18 78.72 529,940
195 1998 2 75.39 21.82 2.54 0.25 80.91 412,832
196 2000 4 75.37 21.90 2.51 0.22 79.74 463,263
197 2006 2 75.30 22.33 2.13 0.25 78.47 531,247
198 1996 7 75.29 22.42 2.04 0.26 79.97 458,376
199 2014 12 75.28 23.09 1.41 0.22 76.44 477,183
200 2001 3 75.22 21.24 3.37 0.17 78.26 531,119
201 1997 2 75.21 22.51 2.07 0.20 80.37 415,656
202 2005 6 75.20 22.94 1.63 0.23 78.06 609,195
203 2001 6 75.18 21.52 2.98 0.32 78.73 520,230
204 2005 8 75.16 22.42 2.13 0.29 77.92 630,904
205 2016 7 75.15 22.61 1.85 0.39 75.51 502,457
206 1998 1 75.05 21.59 3.07 0.28 79.90 452,001
207 2004 1 74.85 21.96 3.02 0.17 79.68 583,987
208 2015 6 74.84 22.97 1.81 0.38 75.05 503,897
209 2000 2 74.76 21.58 3.42 0.24 78.89 444,499
210 1996 8 74.69 23.34 1.72 0.25 79.98 462,294
211 1996 6 74.67 23.24 1.81 0.28 79.57 443,311
212 2010 2 74.66 19.66 5.44 0.23 76.75 483,270
213 2011 2 74.54 20.35 4.87 0.24 76.53 455,516
214 2000 5 74.25 22.01 3.45 0.28 78.34 478,909
215 1995 1 73.83 22.82 3.07 0.29 78.39 464,933
216 2000 1 73.75 20.77 5.21 0.28 78.26 470,477
217 2006 7 73.70 24.27 1.73 0.30 75.91 621,244
218 1997 12 73.54 24.38 1.82 0.26 78.64 450,904
219 2007 3 73.27 23.89 2.64 0.20 75.86 639,209
220 1998 12 73.22 24.27 2.18 0.34 76.89 455,099
221 2007 1 73.11 24.16 2.54 0.19 76.83 621,559
222 2013 7 73.07 24.94 1.68 0.31 74.35 571,623
223 2004 6 72.95 25.26 1.49 0.29 77.36 588,792
224 2006 10 72.91 25.02 1.86 0.20 77.76 611,718
225 2006 6 72.83 25.18 1.69 0.30 75.36 598,315
226 2000 11 72.82 24.67 2.34 0.17 77.21 467,251
227 2015 2 72.81 22.18 4.78 0.24 74.02 429,191
228 2001 2 72.73 23.31 3.65 0.30 77.17 477,824
229 2008 1 72.36 24.57 2.86 0.22 76.00 605,765
230 2010 12 72.04 24.06 3.65 0.25 73.16 539,382
231 2009 12 71.99 24.94 2.78 0.28 74.14 529,269
232 2013 6 71.94 25.93 1.78 0.34 72.98 552,141
233 1996 2 71.90 24.30 3.47 0.33 76.44 420,265
234 2014 6 71.83 25.81 2.02 0.35 73.14 502,617
235 2007 8 71.64 26.15 1.88 0.32 74.66 653,279
236 2008 3 71.58 25.54 2.63 0.25 74.83 616,090
237 2004 12 71.56 25.39 2.82 0.23 74.46 606,731
238 2005 1 71.39 24.09 4.22 0.30 75.17 594,924
239 1999 7 71.07 25.44 3.14 0.35 75.98 474,047
240 2005 12 71.01 26.92 1.88 0.19 74.25 572,343
241 2005 7 70.92 26.56 2.21 0.32 73.89 627,961
242 1999 6 70.88 26.02 2.75 0.35 76.68 460,467
243 2008 6 70.84 26.99 1.80 0.37 74.90 608,665
244 2006 12 70.80 25.98 2.99 0.23 73.28 604,758
245 2014 2 70.67 23.56 5.51 0.27 71.68 430,602
246 1998 6 70.42 26.30 2.88 0.40 75.47 446,427
247 2000 7 70.31 26.21 3.21 0.27 74.31 483,342
248 2000 8 69.96 26.71 3.05 0.28 74.56 491,366
249 2007 7 69.78 27.80 2.08 0.33 73.07 648,560
250 2013 12 68.87 28.05 2.85 0.22 69.80 516,739
251 2008 2 68.63 27.45 3.62 0.30 72.73 569,236
252 1997 1 68.41 27.32 3.95 0.32 74.19 459,123
253 2007 6 68.07 28.84 2.74 0.35 71.50 629,280
254 2014 1 67.72 25.43 6.54 0.31 68.47 471,949
255 1999 1 67.66 26.04 5.85 0.45 71.95 453,814
256 1995 12 67.66 29.21 2.87 0.26 71.62 441,688
257 2001 9 67.66 11.82 20.24 0.28 68.53 490,698
258 2007 2 67.26 28.01 4.50 0.22 71.13 565,604
259 1996 12 66.63 30.36 2.70 0.32 71.37 455,997
260 2000 6 66.34 29.37 3.95 0.34 71.11 471,100
261 2008 12 65.34 30.95 3.26 0.45 69.60 544,956
262 2007 12 64.34 31.92 3.50 0.25 69.00 616,382
263 2000 12 62.75 30.99 5.95 0.31 66.52 481,038
264 1996 1 62.67 30.28 6.62 0.44 68.49 447,224

Source:

Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Data