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Labor Day weekend 2025 flight delays: press kit

Anyone who avoided Labor Day weekend 2025 expecting chaos avoided a normal week. 81.0% of flights landed on time, against 81.5% either side of it; the 74-minute average delay compares with 70, and cancellations came to 1.05% against 0.62%.

Five-point summary

• 81.0% of 74,543 flights arrived on time, against 81.5% in the two weeks either side (no measurable holiday effect).
• Cancellations: 1.05% against 0.62%. Delayed flights averaged 74 minutes late against 70.
• Worst day: Friday 29 August 2025, 77.3% on time.
• Largest airport decline against its own normal weeks: Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), 76.0% to 48.5%.
• Best departure window: 5am–8am (91.5%). Most punctual large carrier: Delta Air Lines (90.5%).

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Data

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Cite as

Window: Friday 29 August 2025 to Monday 1 September 2025. 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.