The world's most punctual airlines

The world's most punctual airlines

The ten large international airlines with the highest share of flights reaching the gate within 15 minutes of schedule in 2025, from Cirium's On-Time Performance Review 2025, published in January 2026. Only airlines in the top 10% worldwide by capacity and flights that serve at least three regions are ranked. Cirium's regional winners were FlySafair in the Middle East and Africa (91.06%), Copa Airlines in Latin America (90.75%), Iberia Express in Europe (88.94%), Philippine Airlines in Asia-Pacific (83.12%) and Delta Air Lines in North America (80.90%).

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Updated: 16/10/2026

#AirlineCountryOn time (2025)Flights tracked
1Aeroméxico

Mexico

90.02%188,859
2Saudia

Saudi Arabia

86.53%202,864
3SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Sweden

86.09%249,674
4Azul

Brazil

85.18%304,625
5Qatar Airways

Qatar

84.42%198,303
6Iberia

Spain

83.52%188,447
7LATAM Airlines

Chile

82.40%580,707
8Avianca

Colombia

81.73%266,921
9Turkish Airlines

Turkey

81.41%421,087
10Delta Air Lines

United States

80.90%1,800,086

  1. 1. Aeroméxico

    Flying from its Mexico City hub to 23 countries, Aeroméxico won the global title for the second year running, up from 86.70% in 2024, and was second only to Copa in Latin America.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · Cirium via Business Wire: Aeromexico repeats as most on-time global airline (Jan 2026)

  2. 2. Saudia

    Saudia flies from hubs in Jeddah and Riyadh, and its low-cost sister flyadeal finished just ahead of it in the Middle East and Africa table at 86.54%.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · TradeArabia: Saudia ranks second worldwide for on-time arrivals in 2025 (Jan 2026)

  3. 3. SAS

    Scandinavian Airlines improved by 4.7 percentage points on 2024 and was second in Europe, while its Oslo Gardermoen base was the most punctual large airport in Europe.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · Euronews: Which airline had the fewest delays in 2025? (Jan 2026)

  4. 4. Azul

    Azul was fourth in Latin America, behind Copa, Aeroméxico and its domestic rival Gol, which does not meet the criteria for the global ranking.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · El Espectador: global top 10 with flights and completion factor (Jan 2026)

  5. 5. Qatar Airways

    Running a tightly timed connecting hub at Doha's Hamad International with more than 170 destinations, Qatar Airways also received Cirium's Platinum Award for overall operational control, up from 82.83% in 2024.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · Airways Magazine: Cirium 2025 on-time performance results (Jan 2026)

  6. 6. Iberia

    Iberia was fourth in Europe, and its short-haul sister Iberia Express, which flies mainly to the Balearic and Canary Islands, was Europe's most punctual airline for the third year in a row.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · Mercado: Iberia and Iberia Express among the most punctual airlines in 2025 (Jan 2026)

  7. 7. LATAM Airlines

    LATAM flew the most flights of any airline in the top ten apart from Delta, and its home airport, Santiago de Chile, was Cirium's most punctual large airport in the world.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · El Espectador: global top 10 with flights and completion factor (Jan 2026)

  8. 8. Avianca

    Avianca, which links Latin America through its hub at Bogotá's El Dorado airport, was seventh in Cirium's Latin American table and completed 98.34% of its scheduled flights.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · El Espectador: global top 10 with flights and completion factor (Jan 2026)

  9. 9. Turkish Airlines

    Turkish Airlines entered the top ten after improving by 5.8 percentage points on 2024, the third-largest gain in Cirium's most-improved table, and its Istanbul Airport hub received Cirium's airport Platinum Award.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · AeroHaber: Turkish Airlines ranked the world's 9th most punctual airline (Jan 2026)

  10. 10. Delta Air Lines

    Atlanta-based Delta was the only US airline in the top ten and won North America for the fifth year running, operating about four times as many flights as its nearest regional rival.

    Sources: Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026) · Delta News Hub: Delta named Cirium's most on-time North America airline in 2025 (Jan 2026)

Sources (9)
  1. Cirium: On-Time Performance Review 2025, full report (Jan 2026)
  2. Cirium via Business Wire: Aeromexico repeats as most on-time global airline (Jan 2026)
  3. TradeArabia: Saudia ranks second worldwide for on-time arrivals in 2025 (Jan 2026)
  4. Euronews: Which airline had the fewest delays in 2025? (Jan 2026)
  5. El Espectador: global top 10 with flights and completion factor (Jan 2026)
  6. Airways Magazine: Cirium 2025 on-time performance results (Jan 2026)
  7. Mercado: Iberia and Iberia Express among the most punctual airlines in 2025 (Jan 2026)
  8. AeroHaber: Turkish Airlines ranked the world's 9th most punctual airline (Jan 2026)
  9. Delta News Hub: Delta named Cirium's most on-time North America airline in 2025 (Jan 2026)

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