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Labor Day weekend 2024 flight delays: press kit

Labor Day weekend 2024's effect showed up in how late flights ran rather than how many ran late: delayed flights averaged 75 minutes behind schedule, 7 minutes more than the 67 of the weeks around it. Beyond that, the on-time rate was 79.5% against 83.4% and cancellations came to 0.93% against 0.62%.

Five-point summary

• 79.5% of 75,754 flights arrived on time, against 83.4% in the two weeks either side (a measurable holiday effect).
• Cancellations: 0.93% against 0.62%. Delayed flights averaged 75 minutes late against 67.
• Worst day: Friday 30 August 2024, 71.2% on time.
• Largest airport decline against its own normal weeks: Dallas (DAL), 86.6% to 69.3%.
• Best departure window: 5am–8am (90.9%). Most punctual large carrier: Hawaiian Airlines (86.7%).

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Data

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Cite as

Window: Friday 30 August 2024 to Monday 2 September 2024. On time means arriving less than 15 minutes after the scheduled gate time. Historical statistics, not a forecast. Source data is a US federal government work in the public domain.