Busiest airlines, February 2024

164,862 flights, American Airlines (AA)

The busiest airline in February 2024 was American Airlines (AA), with 164,862 flights.

February 2024 (1–29 February 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2024-02/

Period: 1–29 February 2024 (UTC). Data calculated on 3 November 2026 at 04:00 UTC. In the average departure delay, early and cancelled flights count as 0. How we calculate this

Top 15 airlines by flights
Busiest airlines, February 2024: top 15, flights1–29 February 2024. Source: Airportia.1. American Airlines (AA): 164,862 (170,580 flights)1. American Airlines (AA)164,8622. Delta Air Lines (DL): 124,463 (128,920 flights)2. Delta Air Lines (DL)124,4633. United Airlines (UA): 118,754 (122,857 flights)3. United Airlines (UA)118,7544. Southwest Airlines (WN): 107,162 (110,858 flights)4. Southwest Airlines (WN)107,1625. China Eastern Airlines (MU): 71,722 (74,227 flights)5. China Eastern Airlines (MU)71,7226. China Southern Airlines (CZ): 69,434 (71,891 flights)6. China Southern Airlines (CZ)69,4347. Ryanair (FR): 61,452 (62,910 flights)7. Ryanair (FR)61,4528. IndiGo Airlines (6E): 56,055 (57,979 flights)8. IndiGo Airlines (6E)56,0559. Air China (CA): 48,943 (50,651 flights)9. Air China (CA)48,94310. LATAM Airlines (LA): 43,671 (45,184 flights)10. LATAM Airlines (LA)43,67111. Turkish Airlines (TK): 38,646 (39,878 flights)11. Turkish Airlines (TK)38,64612. easyJet (U2): 36,767 (37,875 flights)12. easyJet (U2)36,76713. All Nippon Airways (NH): 33,247 (34,396 flights)13. All Nippon Airways (NH)33,24714. Lufthansa (LH): 31,293 (32,363 flights)14. Lufthansa (LH)31,29315. Alaska Airlines (AS): 30,402 (31,445 flights)15. Alaska Airlines (AS)30,402

Every airline with at least one flight in the period and reported departure times is included.

Full ranking: 776 airlines

The first 100 are shown here; the CSV has all 776.

# Airline Country Flights Avg departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 American Airlines (AA) United States United States 164,862 27.1 min 0.3% 170,580
2 Delta Air Lines (DL) United States United States 124,463 22.7 min 0.4% 128,920
3 United Airlines (UA) United States United States 118,754 28.1 min 1.0% 122,857
4 Southwest Airlines (WN) United States United States 107,162 21.8 min 0.4% 110,858
5 China Eastern Airlines (MU) China China 71,722 29.0 min 3.5% 74,227
6 China Southern Airlines (CZ) China China 69,434 31.1 min 0.4% 71,891
7 Ryanair (FR) Ireland Ireland 61,452 17.7 min 0.1% 62,910
8 IndiGo Airlines (6E) India India 56,055 23.9 min 0.2% 57,979
9 Air China (CA) China China 48,943 27.1 min 1.6% 50,651
10 LATAM Airlines (LA) Chile Chile 43,671 15.8 min 0.9% 45,184
11 Turkish Airlines (TK) Turkey Turkey 38,646 11.9 min 0.8% 39,878
12 easyJet (U2) United Kingdom United Kingdom 36,767 21.4 min 0.2% 37,875
13 All Nippon Airways (NH) Japan Japan 33,247 14.3 min 1.4% 34,396
14 Lufthansa (LH) Germany Germany 31,293 10.6 min 10.4% 32,363
15 Alaska Airlines (AS) United States United States 30,402 25.0 min 1.0% 31,445
16 Air Canada (AC) Canada Canada 29,667 33.2 min 2.9% 30,695
17 JetBlue Airways (B6) United States United States 25,681 34.0 min 1.1% 26,620
18 Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD) Brazil Brazil 24,849 15.9 min 2.9% 25,759
19 British Airways (BA) United Kingdom United Kingdom 24,535 28.4 min 1.4% 25,386
20 Japan Airlines (JL) Japan Japan 24,382 20.3 min 1.8% 25,225
21 Spirit Airlines (NK) United States United States 22,798 27.7 min 0.6% 23,589
22 Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) China China 22,777 36.7 min 0.6% 23,563
23 Hainan Airlines (HU) China China 22,550 34.1 min 0.7% 23,344
24 Qantas (QF) Australia Australia 22,217 25.4 min 4.0% 22,982
25 Sichuan Airlines (3U) China China 21,043 26.0 min 1.0% 21,786
26 Avianca (AV) Colombia Colombia 20,561 15.9 min 1.1% 21,266
27 Air France (AF) France France 19,828 25.0 min 1.5% 20,546
28 KLM (KL) Netherlands Netherlands 19,795 22.8 min 2.9% 20,497
29 Xiamen Airlines (MF) China China 19,493 27.5 min 0.8% 20,180
30 Aeroflot (SU) Russia Russia 18,066 18.4 min 0.1% 18,647
31 Shandong Airlines (SC) China China 17,631 25.0 min 0.8% 18,256
32 Iberia (IB) Spain Spain 16,982 20.0 min 0.0% 17,562
33 Qatar Airways (QR) Qatar Qatar 16,759 23.6 min 0.1% 17,343
34 GOL Transportes Aeros (G3) Brazil Brazil 15,721 19.4 min 1.9% 16,285
35 SAS (SK) Norway Norway 15,705 19.8 min 0.8% 16,224
36 Frontier Airlines (F9) United States United States 15,242 28.8 min 0.2% 15,775
37 Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 15,236 19.8 min 0.4% 15,760
38 Aeroméxico (AM) Mexico Mexico 14,992 25.3 min 0.2% 15,517
39 WestJet (WS) Canada Canada 14,767 33.2 min 1.6% 15,263
40 Vueling (VY) Spain Spain 14,645 16.1 min 0.3% 15,091
41 Spring Airlines (9C) China China 14,609 27.8 min 2.2% 15,132
42 Air New Zealand (NZ) New Zealand New Zealand 14,498 19.4 min 2.6% 14,996
43 Pegasus Airlines (PC) Turkey Turkey 14,447 24.3 min 0.2% 14,915
44 AirAsia (AK) Malaysia Malaysia 13,775 19.1 min 0.0% 14,243
45 Emirates (EK) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 13,541 35.3 min 0.0% 14,004
46 Vietnam Airlines (VN) Vietnam Vietnam 13,056 27.8 min 0.0% 13,513
47 Lion Airlines (JT) Indonesia Indonesia 13,005 18.7 min 0.0% 13,433
48 Air India (AI) India India 12,755 34.7 min 0.3% 13,187
49 Virgin Australia (VA) Australia Australia 12,472 24.6 min 2.8% 12,926
50 Volaris (Y4) Mexico Mexico 11,724 16.7 min 0.2% 12,118
51 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Ethiopia Ethiopia 11,631 7.3 min 0.0% 12,026
52 Juneyao Airlines (HO) China China 11,136 28.8 min 0.5% 11,526
53 VietJet Air (VJ) Vietnam Vietnam 10,972 37.6 min 0.0% 11,339
54 Korean Air (KE) South Korea South Korea 10,776 29.2 min 0.6% 11,159
55 VivaAerobus (VB) Mexico Mexico 10,598 21.5 min 0.0% 10,959
56 Malaysia Airlines (MH) Malaysia Malaysia 10,375 28.7 min 0.5% 10,716
57 Thai AirAsia (FD) Thailand Thailand 10,274 21.9 min 0.0% 10,627
58 Tianjin Airlines (GS) China China 10,255 35.7 min 0.3% 10,622
59 Shanghai Airlines (FM) China China 10,223 27.5 min 1.2% 10,581
60 Swiss (LX) Switzerland Switzerland 10,031 11.2 min 0.9% 10,359
61 Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) Argentina Argentina 9,878 16.4 min 3.8% 10,215
62 ITA Airways (AZ) Italy Italy 9,838 15.3 min 0.0% 10,178
63 Copa Airlines (CM) Panama Panama 9,789 18.3 min 0.2% 10,129
64 China Express Airlines (G5) China China 9,740 24.5 min 4.0% 10,074
65 flydubai (FZ) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 9,489 36.8 min 0.3% 9,825
66 Vistara (UK) India India 9,340 30.1 min 0.6% 9,657
67 Widerøe (WF) Norway Norway 9,321 9.4 min 3.1% 9,691
67 Chengdu Airlines (EU) China China 9,321 29.1 min 1.6% 9,638
69 Jetstar Airways (JQ) Australia Australia 9,310 25.6 min 2.1% 9,596
70 Philippine Airlines (PR) Philippines Philippines 9,290 22.0 min 0.4% 9,616
71 Wizz Air (W6) Hungary Hungary 9,254 18.3 min 0.1% 9,566
72 Singapore Airlines (SQ) Singapore Singapore 9,189 13.9 min 0.0% 9,498
73 Wizz Air Malta (W4) Malta Malta 9,156 17.1 min 0.0% 9,464
74 Allegiant Air (G4) United States United States 8,691 26.3 min 0.1% 8,909
75 Loong Airlines (GJ) China China 8,601 31.8 min 1.6% 8,904
76 Batik Air (ID) Indonesia Indonesia 8,570 17.2 min 14.8% 8,840
77 TAP Portugal (TP) Portugal Portugal 8,544 25.5 min 0.6% 8,802
78 Finnair (AY) Finland Finland 8,542 20.4 min 2.9% 8,832
79 Flex Flight (W2) Denmark Denmark 8,409 0.1 min 0.0% 8,700
80 Eurowings (EW) Germany Germany 8,404 14.5 min 2.3% 8,657
81 CEBU Pacific Air (5J) Philippines Philippines 8,334 25.2 min 0.0% 8,618
82 Capital Airlines (JD) China China 8,155 33.8 min 0.3% 8,440
83 flynas (XY) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 8,003 21.6 min 0.6% 8,269
84 Citilink (QG) Indonesia Indonesia 7,861 24.0 min 0.1% 8,125
85 Aer Lingus (EI) Ireland Ireland 7,835 17.7 min 0.9% 8,101
86 Grant Aviation (GV) United States United States 7,751 3.9 min 0.0% 8,068
87 Cathay Pacific (CX) Hong Kong Hong Kong 7,466 28.9 min 0.1% 7,722
88 Southern Airways Express (9X) United States United States 7,180 22.1 min 0.0% 7,442
89 LOT (LO) Poland Poland 7,129 18.7 min 0.7% 7,381
90 Austrian Airlines (OS) Austria Austria 7,047 5.7 min 0.7% 7,263
91 China United Airlines (KN) China China 6,918 22.2 min 1.4% 7,159
92 Airlink (4Z) South Africa South Africa 6,871 10.6 min 0.1% 7,114
93 Lucky Air (8L) China China 6,861 29.1 min 1.2% 7,098
94 EgyptAir (MS) Egypt Egypt 6,658 23.5 min 0.8% 6,877
95 S7 Airlines (S7) Russia Russia 6,579 12.9 min 0.1% 6,800
96 Binter Canarias (NT) Spain Spain 6,539 12.7 min 0.0% 6,738
97 Jeju Air (7C) South Korea South Korea 6,492 29.6 min 0.0% 6,710
98 Aegean Airlines (A3) Greece Greece 6,411 14.9 min 0.5% 6,612
99 Hawaiian Airlines (HA) United States United States 6,409 21.8 min 1.1% 6,637
100 Asiana Airlines (OZ) South Korea South Korea 6,403 30.2 min 0.6% 6,603

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The busiest airline in February 2024 was American Airlines (AA), with 164,862 flights. Source: Airportia, "Busiest airlines, February 2024" (1–29 February 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2024-02/, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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How we calculate this

Which flights count
Every flight in Airportia's schedule data (from the Aviation Edge feed) that was scheduled to depart in the period, counted once: code-share listings of the same flight are left out. Days are UTC calendar days.
Departure delay
The actual departure time (or the latest reported estimate when no actual time came in) minus the scheduled departure time. A flight that left early or on time counts as 0 minutes. A flight with no reported departure time, cancelled flights included, also counts as 0, so where the feed is patchy the average is lower than the real one.
Average departure delay
The mean of those delays over all counted flights in the period. It is not the share of flights more than 15 minutes late (the usual on-time measure), and it is about departures, not arrivals.
Why there is no "most punctual" ranking
Because flights without a reported departure time count as 0 minutes, a low average can mean missing data rather than punctuality, and the stored figures do not say how many flights had a reported time. So we only rank the most delayed, and the delay rankings leave out every airport, airline or country whose average delay is exactly 0, which almost always means that no times were reported.
Cancellations
Flights with the status Cancelled, as a share of the counted flights in the period.
Airlines
Flights operated by the airline, wherever they depart from. Cargo airlines are not included. They have their own ranking, Busiest cargo airlines.
Period
A month combines three 10-day periods: days 1–10, 11–20 and the last ten days of the month, weighted by departures. In a 31-day month day 21 is not included; in February the second and third periods overlap by a day or two.
Minimum sample
Every airline with at least one flight in the period and reported departure times is included.

Coverage follows the schedule feed: some regional airports and airlines are missing or report few actual times. These are Airportia's own figures, not official statistics from airports, airlines or regulators.