Spring break 2023 flight delays: press kit

Anyone who avoided Spring break 2023 expecting chaos avoided a normal week. 74.6% of flights landed on time, against 76.1% either side of it; the 65-minute average delay compares with 66, and cancellations came to 1.23% against 1.74%.

Five-point summary

74.6% of 300,396 flights arrived on time, against 76.1% in the two weeks either side (no measurable holiday effect).
Cancellations: 1.23% against 1.74%. Delayed flights averaged 65 minutes late against 66.
Worst day: Sunday 12 March 2023, 63.1% on time.
Largest airport decline against its own normal weeks: Grand Rapids (GRR), 79.2% to 68.2%.
Best departure window: 5am–8am (86.1%). Most punctual large carrier: Republic Airways (85.2%).

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Spring break 2023 on-time rate by day against normal weeks

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Data

Download every figure on the page (CSV): headline, day by day, departure windows, airports, airlines and the ten busiest routes, each against the two weeks either side of the holiday.

Cite as

DelayAtlas, "Spring break 2023 flight delays", computed from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance data, accessed 2026-09-15. https://delayatlas.com/holidays/spring-break/2023

Window: Friday 10 March 2023 to Saturday 25 March 2023. 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.