2022 Flight Delay Statistics

US aviation performance data for 2022

Total Flights

6,729,125

2022

On-Time Rate

77.5%

annual average

Avg Delay

0.0 min

when delayed

Cancel Rate

0.0%

flights cancelled

Best Month

2022-10

84.0% on-time rate

Worst Month

2022-12

69.7% on-time rate

Monthly On-Time Rate — 2022

Monthly Breakdown

MonthFlightsOn-TimeAvg DelayCancel %
2022-01537,90276.3%13.2 min6.2%
2022-02495,71377.6%13.4 min4.4%
2022-03564,85378.0%15.0 min1.5%
2022-04556,50276.6%15.7 min2.3%
2022-05578,81978.1%14.7 min2.0%
2022-06577,28374.3%17.2 min3.1%
2022-07594,95775.7%17.0 min1.8%
2022-08589,81076.4%16.1 min2.4%
2022-09557,49482.7%11.2 min1.6%
2022-10572,28784.0%10.7 min0.8%
2022-11546,41080.9%12.8 min1.1%
2022-12557,09569.7%19.8 min5.5%

Data source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance dataset. Statistics are based on reported flight data from 2019-2025. See our data methodology for details.