In June, 1.3% of domestic flights were canceled, lower than the 2.1% cancellation rate for June 2023, the 3.1% cancellation rate for June 2022 and the 2.1% cancellation rate for pre-pandemic June 2019, according to the latest Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Among other results:

• For the first six months of 2024, the reporting marketing carriers posted a cancellation rate of 1.4%, down from 1.6% for the same period in 2023, down from 3.2% for the same period in 2022 and down from 2.4% for the same period in 2019.
• The 643,484 flights operated in June 2024 were 107.12% of the 600,721 flights operated in June 2023 and up 0.52% month over month from the 640,137 flights operated in May.
• In June, reporting marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 74.3%, up from both 72.6% in May 2024 and 71.3% in June 2023.
• For the first six months of 2024, the reporting marketing carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 76.93%, up from 76.48% for the same period in 2023.
• In June 2024, airlines reported 70 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights, compared with 38 tarmac delays of more than three hours on domestic flights reported in May. In June, airlines reported six tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights, compared with four tarmac delays of more than four hours on international flights reported in May 2024.

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