Spring break 2024 flight delays: press kit
Spring break 2024 barely registered as a holiday in the flight data: an on-time rate of 78.9% against 79.9%, delays averaging 68 minutes against 72, cancellations at 0.94% against 0.90%. The gaps are the size a normal fortnight throws up.
Five-point summary
- 78.9% of 310,166 flights arrived on time, against 79.9% in the two weeks either side (no measurable holiday effect).
- Cancellations: 0.94% against 0.90%. Delayed flights averaged 68 minutes late against 72.
- Worst day: Friday 15 March 2024, 69.6% on time.
- Largest airport decline against its own normal weeks: San Juan (SJU), 73.2% to 61.3%.
- Best departure window: 5am–8am (89.8%). Most punctual large carrier: Republic Airways (90.7%).
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Data
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Cite as
DelayAtlas, "Spring break 2024 flight delays", computed from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance data, accessed 2026-09-15. https://delayatlas.com/holidays/spring-break/2024Window: Sunday 10 March 2024 to Monday 25 March 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.