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Thanksgiving week 2024 flight delays: press kit

Thanksgiving week 2024 ran close to the weeks around it: 83.6% of flights arrived on time against 84.2%, delayed flights averaged 62 minutes late against 63, and 0.14% were cancelled against 0.36%. None of those gaps is large enough to call a holiday effect, so the holiday's crowds did not show up in the punctuality figures.

Five-point summary

• 83.6% of 175,194 flights arrived on time, against 84.2% in the two weeks either side (no measurable holiday effect).
• Cancellations: 0.14% against 0.36%. Delayed flights averaged 62 minutes late against 63.
• Worst day: Sunday 1 December 2024, 77.1% on time.
• Largest airport decline against its own normal weeks: Detroit (DTW), 81.8% to 72.1%.
• Best departure window: 5am–8am (90.0%). Most punctual large carrier: Hawaiian Airlines (89.2%).

Chart

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Data

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Cite as

Window: Saturday 23 November 2024 to Sunday 1 December 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.