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Memorial Day weekend 2024 flight delays: press kit

By the numbers, Memorial Day weekend 2024 was an ordinary stretch of flying. The on-time rate slipped to 72.0% from 74.2% in the surrounding weeks, late flights averaged 78 minutes against 75, and cancellations were 1.40% against 1.45%, all inside the range a normal fortnight produces.

Five-point summary

• 72.0% of 77,237 flights arrived on time, against 74.2% in the two weeks either side (no measurable holiday effect).
• Cancellations: 1.40% against 1.45%. Delayed flights averaged 78 minutes late against 75.
• Worst day: Friday 24 May 2024, 68.2% on time.
• Largest airport decline against its own normal weeks: Atlanta (ATL), 77.4% to 55.3%.
• Best departure window: 5am–8am (87.8%). Most punctual large carrier: Hawaiian Airlines (83.0%).

Chart

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Data

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Cite as

Window: Friday 24 May 2024 to Monday 27 May 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.