Air Canada's On-Time Performance

At Air Canada, the punctuality of our flights is a top priority, and comes second only to ensuring the safety of our passengers and crew. For this reason, we work very hard to meet every scheduled departure and arrival time - always without compromising safety.

Air Canada makes its on-time performance* readily available on a quarterly basis, and compares it to the performance of U.S. carriers**.

Air Canada's On-Time Performance Compared to 17 U.S. Carriers
Carrier On-Time Arrivals Within 15 Minutes
Third Quarter 2011
% Rank
HAWAIIAN AIRLINES 95.1 1
ALASKAN AIRLINES 91.1 2
AIRTRAN 84.4 3
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES 83.8 4
DELTA AIRLINES 83.5 5
MESA AIRLINES 83.3 6
FRONTIER AIRLINES 80.5 7
SKYWEST 80.3 8
AMERICAN EAGLE 78.9 9
AMERICAN AIRLINES 78.6 10
UNITED AIRLINES 77.7 11
US AIRWAYS 76.8 12
CONTINENTAL 76.7 13
ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST 75.6 14
EXPRESS JET 75.6 14
JETBLUE 71.2 16
AIR CANADA 62.7 17

  In accordance with industry standards, an ‘on-time’ arrival or departure is one that arrives at or departs from the designated gate no more than 15 minutes later than the scheduled time.
* Note: As of January, 2011, Pinnacle and Comair no longer appear on the US Aviation Report.
** U.S. airline statistics are compiled by the Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.