2023 On-Time Performance
Cirium, an aviation analytics company, revealed today its 2023 On-Time Performance Review. This year’s winners, hailing from every corner of the globe, have not only risen to the occasion but have set new benchmarks in operational performance and punctuality.
Delta Air Lines is once again the top US airline, and has been honored with the Cirium Platinum Award for the third year running. The airline also topped the rankings for being the most on-time airline in North America.
As for airports, Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport was the top airport performer globally.
The top spot of the most on-time Global airline went to Avianca Airlines, based in Bogota, Colombia. The winners in the other regions are ANA for Asia Pacific, Oman Air for the Middle East and Africa, Copa in Latin America, and Iberia Express in Europe. Safair was the leading low-cost carrier.
The survey defines an on-time flight as a flight that arrives within 15 minutes of the scheduled gate arrival. For an airport, it is defined as departing within 15 minutes of its scheduled departure.
Check out the top five airlines or airports in each category.
Global Airline Leaders
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Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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Avianca Airlines (AV) |
1 |
85.73% |
213,039 |
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Azul Airlines (AD) |
2 |
85.51% |
310,972 |
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Qatar Airways (QR) |
3 |
85.11% |
183,090 |
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Delta Air Lines (DL) |
4 |
84.72% |
1,635,486 |
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Iberia (IB) |
5 |
84.38% |
170,750 |
Best Global Airports
|
Airport |
On time ranking |
On time departure |
Total flights |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) |
1 |
84.44% |
289,817 |
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Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) |
2 |
84.42% |
168,426 |
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Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) |
3 |
84.08% |
237,461 |
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El Dorado International Airport (BOG) |
4 |
84.01% |
292,486 |
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Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) |
5 |
83.99% |
226,705 |
Top Airlines in North America
| Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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Delta Air Lines (DL) |
1 |
84.72% |
1,635,486 |
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Alaska Airlines (AS) |
2 |
82.25% |
404,925 |
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American Airlines (AA) |
3 |
80.61% |
1,998,844 |
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United Airlines (UA) |
4 |
80.04% |
1,513,432 |
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Southwest Airlines (WN) |
5 |
76.26% |
1,459,926 |
Top Airlines in Europe
|
Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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|
Iberia Express (I2) |
1 |
84.58% |
40,985 |
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Iberia (IB) |
2 |
84.38% |
170,750 |
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Austrian Airlines (OS) |
3 |
82.99% |
113,587 |
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LOT Polish Airlines (LO) |
4 |
82.83% |
96,112 |
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Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) |
5 |
82.75% |
82,791 |
Top Airlines in Latin America
|
Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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Copa Airlines (CM) |
1 |
89.46% |
115,657 |
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Avianca Airlines (AV) |
2 |
85.73% |
213,039 |
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|
Azul Airlines (AD) |
3 |
85.51% |
310,972 |
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LATAM Airlines (LA) |
4 |
84.00% |
508,721 |
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Caribbean Airlines (BW) |
5 |
81.73% |
26,644 |
Top Airlines in Asia Pacific
| Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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All Nippon Airways (NH) |
1 |
82.75% |
302,279 |
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Japan Airlines (JL) |
2 |
82.58% |
308,302 |
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Thai AirAsia (FD) |
3 |
82.52% |
113,871 |
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IndiGo (6E) |
4 |
82.12% |
678,446 |
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Air New Zealand (NZ) |
5 |
79.68% |
175,876 |
Top Airlines in Middle East and Africa
|
Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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Oman Air (WY) |
1 |
92.53% |
45,908 |
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Safair (FA) |
2 |
92.36% |
55,444 |
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Royal Air Jordanian (RJ) |
3 |
87.51% |
32,706 |
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Qatar Airways (QR) |
4 |
85.11% |
183,090 |
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Etihad Airways (EY) |
5 |
82.90% |
65,376 |
Top Low-Cost Carriers
|
Airline |
On time ranking |
On time arrival |
Total flights |
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Safair (FA) |
1 |
92.36% |
55,444 |
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Azul Airlines (AD) |
2 |
85.51% |
310,972 |
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Hong Kong Express (UO) |
3 |
85.23% |
23,761 |
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Jetstar Japan (GK) |
4 |
84.60% |
33,932 |
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Iberia Express (I2) |
5 |
83.58% |
40,985 |
You can find more details about the survey here.
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