Cirium Announces 2025 On-Time Performance Results

‍DALLAS — Cirium has announced its 2025 On-Time performance results. The company analyzed flight data from over 600 sources worldwide, tracking more than 35 million flights annually. To be considered on time, a flight has to arrive within 14:59 minutes of the scheduled gate arrival time. 

Aeromexico (AM) topped the rankings with a 90.02% On-time Performance (OTP), followed by Saudia (SV) with 86.53% and SAS (SK) with 86.09%. Delta Air Lines (DL) occupied the top spot for the fifth consecutive year in North America, with an OTP of 80.90%.

Alaska Airlines (AS) and Spirit Airlines (NK) complete the podium with 79.20% and 78.83% respectively. In Latin America, Copa Airlines achieved its 11th win, the most of any airline since Cirium’s programme launched in 2009, with 90.75% OTP.

Virgin Atlantic (VS) closed the year as the most improved airline, increasing from 74.01% in 2024 to 83.45% in 2025. Qatar Airways captured Cirium's Platinum Award, recognizing the Doha-based carrier's operational excellence across its global hub network. The airline achieved 84.42% on-time performance across more than 198,303 flights spanning six continents.

Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (SCL) won the large airport category, with 87.04% of flights departing on time. By comparison, the medium airport award went to Panama City Tocumen International Airport (PTY) with 93.34%. 

Comments from Cirium

Jeremy Bowen, Cirium CEO, said: "Maintaining consistent on-time performance requires sophisticated network planning, operational coordination, and the ability to recover quickly when irregularities occur. These results reflect the operational discipline that defines aviation's top performers."

"Qatar Airways' Platinum win is particularly significant because it demonstrates how a network carrier can maintain on-time performance across six continents while operating one of the industry's most complex hub structures. Their 84.42% on-time rate over 198,303 flights sets a new benchmark for network carriers. Similarly, Copa's 11th win for the Latin American category and Delta's fifth consecutive North American win reflect sustained operational focus that separates industry leaders from competitors."