Airlines With the Longest Delays

Airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

Ranked by the average arrival delay of flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late (US average 73 minutes).

PSA Airlines ranks first at 94.2 min, and Alaska Airlines is last of the 14 listed at 51.5 min.

The median across this list is 73.3 min.

Top 14: average delay

PSA Airlines94.2 min

Allegiant Air88.0 min

SkyWest Airlines87.9 min

American Airlines85.3 min

Frontier Airlines83.3 min

JetBlue75.4 min

Spirit Airlines74.5 min

Republic Airways72.1 min

United Airlines71.5 min

Delta Air Lines71.0 min

Envoy Air68.6 min

Hawaiian Airlines55.6 min

Southwest Airlines52.9 min

Alaska Airlines51.5 min

#	Name	Avg delay when late	On time	Flights
1	PSA Airlines	94 min	74.1%	242,215
2	Allegiant Air	88 min	74.0%	126,499
3	SkyWest Airlines	88 min	79.0%	854,130
4	American Airlines	85 min	74.6%	987,645
5	Frontier Airlines	83 min	73.1%	209,405
6	JetBlue	75 min	72.3%	237,090
7	Spirit Airlines	74 min	72.8%	117,136
8	Republic Airways	72 min	78.7%	363,168
9	United Airlines	71 min	79.3%	825,693
10	Delta Air Lines	71 min	81.5%	1,038,644
11	Envoy Air	69 min	80.9%	317,726
12	Hawaiian Airlines	56 min	81.8%	33,121
13	Southwest Airlines	53 min	76.4%	1,389,951
14	Alaska Airlines	52 min	79.6%	301,435