Busiest airlines, July 2024

197,917 flights, American Airlines (AA)

The busiest airline in July 2024 was American Airlines (AA), with 197,917 flights.

July 2024 (1–31 July 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2024-07/

Period: 1–31 July 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, July 2024: top 15, flights1–31 July 2024. Source: Airportia.1. American Airlines (AA): 197,917 (191,449 flights)1. American Airlines (AA)197,9172. Delta Air Lines (DL): 154,833 (149,849 flights)2. Delta Air Lines (DL)154,8333. United Airlines (UA): 144,666 (140,003 flights)3. United Airlines (UA)144,6664. Southwest Airlines (WN): 131,136 (127,001 flights)4. Southwest Airlines (WN)131,1365. Ryanair (FR): 106,460 (103,016 flights)5. Ryanair (FR)106,4606. China Eastern Airlines (MU): 78,628 (76,062 flights)6. China Eastern Airlines (MU)78,6287. China Southern Airlines (CZ): 73,656 (71,309 flights)7. China Southern Airlines (CZ)73,6568. IndiGo Airlines (6E): 63,251 (61,225 flights)8. IndiGo Airlines (6E)63,2519. easyJet (U2): 57,576 (55,658 flights)9. easyJet (U2)57,57610. Air China (CA): 55,000 (53,210 flights)10. Air China (CA)55,00011. LATAM Airlines (LA): 47,480 (46,000 flights)11. LATAM Airlines (LA)47,48012. Alaska Airlines (AS): 41,094 (39,780 flights)12. Alaska Airlines (AS)41,09413. Lufthansa (LH): 38,575 (37,329 flights)13. Lufthansa (LH)38,57514. Turkish Airlines (TK): 36,723 (35,490 flights)14. Turkish Airlines (TK)36,72315. All Nippon Airways (NH): 36,671 (35,473 flights)15. All Nippon Airways (NH)36,671

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

Full ranking: 762 airlines

The first 100 are shown here; the CSV has all 762.

# Airline Country Flights Avg departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 American Airlines (AA) United States United States 197,917 48.1 min 2.1% 191,449
2 Delta Air Lines (DL) United States United States 154,833 44.6 min 4.4% 149,849
3 United Airlines (UA) United States United States 144,666 42.1 min 3.3% 140,003
4 Southwest Airlines (WN) United States United States 131,136 31.4 min 0.7% 127,001
5 Ryanair (FR) Ireland Ireland 106,460 40.5 min 0.4% 103,016
6 China Eastern Airlines (MU) China China 78,628 47.0 min 4.1% 76,062
7 China Southern Airlines (CZ) China China 73,656 60.9 min 0.2% 71,309
8 IndiGo Airlines (6E) India India 63,251 31.4 min 0.9% 61,225
9 easyJet (U2) United Kingdom United Kingdom 57,576 42.2 min 2.4% 55,658
10 Air China (CA) China China 55,000 51.4 min 1.2% 53,210
11 LATAM Airlines (LA) Chile Chile 47,480 20.5 min 0.9% 46,000
12 Alaska Airlines (AS) United States United States 41,094 26.9 min 0.7% 39,780
13 Lufthansa (LH) Germany Germany 38,575 26.7 min 3.4% 37,329
14 Turkish Airlines (TK) Turkey Turkey 36,723 19.8 min 0.6% 35,490
15 All Nippon Airways (NH) Japan Japan 36,671 14.0 min 1.2% 35,473
16 Air Canada (AC) Canada Canada 36,083 40.4 min 3.1% 34,925
17 Aeroflot (SU) Russia Russia 31,741 14.4 min 0.5% 30,693
18 JetBlue Airways (B6) United States United States 28,774 43.1 min 1.4% 27,843
19 British Airways (BA) United Kingdom United Kingdom 28,295 45.4 min 2.4% 27,394
20 Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD) Brazil Brazil 28,186 16.2 min 2.4% 27,311
21 Spirit Airlines (NK) United States United States 27,448 44.4 min 4.8% 26,542
22 Air France (AF) France France 26,884 36.3 min 1.5% 26,009
23 Japan Airlines (JL) Japan Japan 26,693 20.6 min 1.1% 25,830
24 Hainan Airlines (HU) China China 25,810 61.4 min 0.4% 24,981
25 Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) China China 25,105 72.4 min 0.5% 24,287
26 Qantas (QF) Australia Australia 23,935 22.0 min 2.8% 23,119
27 Sichuan Airlines (3U) China China 22,965 45.7 min 0.4% 22,206
28 Avianca (AV) Colombia Colombia 22,859 15.7 min 1.8% 22,122
29 KLM (KL) Netherlands Netherlands 22,727 31.6 min 1.6% 22,004
30 Vueling (VY) Spain Spain 21,941 26.9 min 1.0% 21,219
31 Frontier Airlines (F9) United States United States 21,247 43.3 min 3.4% 20,553
32 Xiamen Airlines (MF) China China 21,215 46.7 min 0.3% 20,533
33 Iberia (IB) Spain Spain 20,871 29.5 min 0.1% 20,199
34 Shandong Airlines (SC) China China 20,570 52.8 min 1.7% 19,905
35 GOL Transportes Aeros (G3) Brazil Brazil 18,985 13.5 min 0.2% 18,400
36 WestJet (WS) Canada Canada 18,710 37.5 min 6.8% 18,133
37 Pegasus Airlines (PC) Turkey Turkey 18,681 47.6 min 0.1% 18,074
38 Eurowings (EW) Germany Germany 18,575 38.6 min 3.5% 17,962
39 SAS (SK) Norway Norway 18,544 23.4 min 0.7% 17,961
40 Qatar Airways (QR) Qatar Qatar 18,229 26.2 min 0.1% 17,634
41 Aeroméxico (AM) Mexico Mexico 17,763 33.1 min 0.9% 17,232
42 Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 16,709 18.9 min 0.6% 16,181
43 Spring Airlines (9C) China China 16,389 40.9 min 1.1% 15,848
44 Lion Airlines (JT) Indonesia Indonesia 15,814 42.0 min 0.0% 15,311
45 AirAsia (AK) Malaysia Malaysia 15,584 26.1 min 0.0% 15,065
46 Emirates (EK) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 15,248 35.5 min 0.0% 14,760
47 Volaris (Y4) Mexico Mexico 14,952 22.5 min 1.1% 14,461
48 Air New Zealand (NZ) New Zealand New Zealand 14,723 20.5 min 3.8% 14,207
49 VivaAerobus (VB) Mexico Mexico 14,400 32.5 min 0.5% 13,949
50 Jet2.com (LS) United Kingdom United Kingdom 14,282 45.1 min 0.1% 13,802
51 Virgin Australia (VA) Australia Australia 14,142 24.6 min 1.9% 13,667
52 Air India (AI) India India 14,102 31.8 min 0.3% 13,637
53 Vietnam Airlines (VN) Vietnam Vietnam 13,934 26.8 min 0.0% 13,456
54 VietJet Air (VJ) Vietnam Vietnam 13,871 60.4 min 0.0% 13,467
55 Swiss (LX) Switzerland Switzerland 13,857 38.4 min 2.3% 13,400
56 ITA Airways (AZ) Italy Italy 13,612 45.1 min 0.1% 13,188
57 Allegiant Air (G4) United States United States 13,292 36.0 min 1.4% 12,780
58 Wizz Air Malta (W4) Malta Malta 13,151 50.1 min 1.1% 12,726
59 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Ethiopia Ethiopia 13,049 14.0 min 0.0% 12,623
60 Juneyao Airlines (HO) China China 12,428 50.3 min 0.5% 12,013
61 Wizz Air (W6) Hungary Hungary 12,180 50.1 min 1.1% 11,771
62 China Express Airlines (G5) China China 12,167 27.1 min 5.5% 11,760
63 Austrian Airlines (OS) Austria Austria 11,983 24.3 min 2.0% 11,591
64 Aegean Airlines (A3) Greece Greece 11,722 37.2 min 0.2% 11,338
65 Korean Air (KE) South Korea South Korea 11,615 35.6 min 0.4% 11,233
66 Jetstar Airways (JQ) Australia Australia 11,176 25.3 min 2.3% 10,800
67 Copa Airlines (CM) Panama Panama 11,056 20.5 min 0.1% 10,706
68 TAP Portugal (TP) Portugal Portugal 10,911 31.7 min 0.9% 10,538
69 SunExpress (XQ) Turkey Turkey 10,896 62.7 min 0.8% 10,543
70 Tianjin Airlines (GS) China China 10,857 50.6 min 0.2% 10,489
71 Shanghai Airlines (FM) China China 10,786 40.7 min 4.2% 10,438
72 Malaysia Airlines (MH) Malaysia Malaysia 10,762 27.8 min 0.8% 10,399
73 Chengdu Airlines (EU) China China 10,618 32.0 min 0.9% 10,277
74 flydubai (FZ) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 10,614 24.0 min 0.2% 10,274
75 Aer Lingus (EI) Ireland Ireland 10,557 27.6 min 1.7% 10,203
76 Batik Air (ID) Indonesia Indonesia 10,316 35.5 min 10.1% 9,984
77 Thai AirAsia (FD) Thailand Thailand 10,253 16.3 min 0.0% 9,930
78 Capital Airlines (JD) China China 10,193 54.9 min 0.5% 9,857
79 CEBU Pacific Air (5J) Philippines Philippines 10,111 26.9 min 0.4% 9,789
80 Vistara (UK) India India 10,060 30.5 min 0.1% 9,732
81 Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) Argentina Argentina 10,044 17.3 min 1.4% 9,708
82 Philippine Airlines (PR) Philippines Philippines 9,985 31.9 min 2.1% 9,665
83 Singapore Airlines (SQ) Singapore Singapore 9,962 19.6 min 0.0% 9,642
84 Flex Flight (W2) Denmark Denmark 9,939 0.0 min 0.0% 9,632
85 S7 Airlines (S7) Russia Russia 9,935 9.4 min 0.1% 9,621
86 Finnair (AY) Finland Finland 9,873 21.6 min 0.6% 9,557
87 Transavia France (TO) France France 9,703 31.1 min 0.8% 9,379
88 Loong Airlines (GJ) China China 9,645 50.0 min 0.2% 9,333
89 Volotea (V7) Spain Spain 9,356 29.4 min 0.4% 9,039
90 Widerøe (WF) Norway Norway 9,265 5.0 min 1.1% 8,999
91 Grant Aviation (GV) United States United States 9,135 3.3 min 0.0% 8,945
92 LOT (LO) Poland Poland 8,978 27.7 min 0.4% 8,704
93 TUI Airways (BY) United Kingdom United Kingdom 8,896 39.6 min 0.9% 8,599
94 Binter Canarias (NT) Spain Spain 8,680 12.5 min 0.0% 8,386
95 Cape Air (9K) United States United States 8,410 19.1 min 2.8% 8,117
96 Citilink (QG) Indonesia Indonesia 8,296 22.7 min 0.0% 8,031
96 Pt. Super Air Jet (IU) Indonesia Indonesia 8,296 22.0 min 0.0% 8,030
98 Cathay Pacific (CX) Hong Kong Hong Kong 8,288 38.8 min 0.3% 8,013
99 flynas (XY) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 8,154 14.1 min 0.4% 7,892
100 Norwegian (DY) Norway Norway 7,855 22.1 min 0.5% 7,574

Cite this

The busiest airline in July 2024 was American Airlines (AA), with 197,917 flights. Source: Airportia, "Busiest airlines, July 2024" (1–31 July 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2024-07/, 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.