Busiest airlines, July 2026

210,780 flights, American Airlines (AA)

The busiest airline in July 2026 was American Airlines (AA), with 210,780 flights.

July 2026 (1–31 July 2026) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2026-07/

Period: 1–31 July 2026 (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 2026: top 15, flights1–31 July 2026. Source: Airportia.1. American Airlines (AA): 210,780 (203,825 flights)1. American Airlines (AA)210,7802. Delta Air Lines (DL): 164,397 (158,880 flights)2. Delta Air Lines (DL)164,3973. United Airlines (UA): 160,143 (154,907 flights)3. United Airlines (UA)160,1434. Southwest Airlines (WN): 129,734 (125,397 flights)4. Southwest Airlines (WN)129,7345. Ryanair (FR): 115,509 (111,771 flights)5. Ryanair (FR)115,5096. China Eastern Airlines (MU): 78,569 (76,031 flights)6. China Eastern Airlines (MU)78,5697. China Southern Airlines (CZ): 77,273 (74,747 flights)7. China Southern Airlines (CZ)77,2738. easyJet (U2): 58,524 (56,739 flights)8. easyJet (U2)58,5249. Air China (CA): 55,930 (54,130 flights)9. Air China (CA)55,93010. IndiGo Airlines (6E): 54,834 (53,154 flights)10. IndiGo Airlines (6E)54,83411. LATAM Airlines (LA): 53,455 (51,721 flights)11. LATAM Airlines (LA)53,45512. Alaska Airlines (AS): 45,360 (43,870 flights)12. Alaska Airlines (AS)45,36013. Turkish Airlines (TK): 45,092 (43,702 flights)13. Turkish Airlines (TK)45,09214. Wizz Air (W6): 37,401 (36,180 flights)14. Wizz Air (W6)37,40115. Air Canada (AC): 34,639 (33,514 flights)15. Air Canada (AC)34,639

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

Full ranking: 805 airlines

The first 100 are shown here; the CSV has all 805.

# Airline Country Flights Avg departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 American Airlines (AA) United States United States 210,780 42.8 min 2.4% 203,825
2 Delta Air Lines (DL) United States United States 164,397 36.2 min 2.8% 158,880
3 United Airlines (UA) United States United States 160,143 40.9 min 2.2% 154,907
4 Southwest Airlines (WN) United States United States 129,734 33.9 min 0.9% 125,397
5 Ryanair (FR) Ireland Ireland 115,509 29.5 min 0.2% 111,771
6 China Eastern Airlines (MU) China China 78,569 33.5 min 3.7% 76,031
7 China Southern Airlines (CZ) China China 77,273 36.9 min 2.0% 74,747
8 easyJet (U2) United Kingdom United Kingdom 58,524 35.2 min 1.2% 56,739
9 Air China (CA) China China 55,930 31.9 min 4.3% 54,130
10 IndiGo Airlines (6E) India India 54,834 16.2 min 0.2% 53,154
11 LATAM Airlines (LA) Chile Chile 53,455 20.2 min 1.2% 51,721
12 Alaska Airlines (AS) United States United States 45,360 29.6 min 1.4% 43,870
13 Turkish Airlines (TK) Turkey Turkey 45,092 26.2 min 0.8% 43,702
14 Wizz Air (W6) Hungary Hungary 37,401 34.2 min 0.2% 36,180
15 Air Canada (AC) Canada Canada 34,639 32.6 min 4.9% 33,514
16 Lufthansa (LH) Germany Germany 32,466 25.7 min 1.2% 31,458
17 JetBlue Airways (B6) United States United States 31,787 49.7 min 6.7% 30,764
18 Japan Airlines (JL) Japan Japan 28,315 20.2 min 1.0% 27,401
19 British Airways (BA) United Kingdom United Kingdom 27,483 34.3 min 1.6% 26,584
20 All Nippon Airways (NH) Japan Japan 27,474 23.3 min 1.8% 26,578
21 Aeroflot (SU) Russia Russia 26,028 25.6 min 1.9% 25,185
22 Qantas (QF) Australia Australia 25,858 15.0 min 1.8% 25,002
23 Hainan Airlines (HU) China China 25,557 32.8 min 4.7% 24,715
24 AirAsia (AK) Malaysia Malaysia 25,284 15.9 min 0.4% 24,518
25 Air France (AF) France France 25,047 32.3 min 1.5% 24,263
26 Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) China China 24,278 45.6 min 4.7% 23,472
27 Avianca (AV) Colombia Colombia 24,037 22.1 min 1.2% 23,255
28 Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD) Brazil Brazil 23,864 14.4 min 1.7% 23,086
29 Vueling (VY) Spain Spain 22,848 26.1 min 0.4% 22,116
30 GOL Transportes Aeros (G3) Brazil Brazil 22,550 15.6 min 1.2% 21,816
31 KLM (KL) Netherlands Netherlands 22,433 24.6 min 2.4% 21,717
32 Pegasus Airlines (PC) Turkey Turkey 22,385 24.8 min 0.6% 21,673
33 Frontier Airlines (F9) United States United States 22,079 44.2 min 1.9% 21,396
34 Xiamen Airlines (MF) China China 21,726 36.3 min 2.5% 21,027
35 Sichuan Airlines (3U) China China 21,651 30.0 min 2.7% 20,942
36 Qatar Airways (QR) Qatar Qatar 20,057 29.7 min 0.6% 19,406
37 Iberia (IB) Spain Spain 19,911 27.1 min 1.0% 19,271
38 SAS (SK) Norway Norway 19,898 17.5 min 2.0% 19,243
39 WestJet (WS) Canada Canada 19,861 20.0 min 0.5% 19,243
40 Shandong Airlines (SC) China China 19,638 32.4 min 1.9% 18,988
41 Volaris (Y4) Mexico Mexico 19,047 21.7 min 0.2% 18,432
42 Transavia (HV) Netherlands Netherlands 19,022 29.6 min 0.3% 18,408
43 Spring Airlines (9C) China China 18,959 33.6 min 3.3% 18,358
44 Eurowings (EW) Germany Germany 18,433 27.3 min 0.6% 17,867
45 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Ethiopia Ethiopia 17,948 36.9 min 0.5% 17,360
46 VietJet Air (VJ) Vietnam Vietnam 17,577 36.2 min 0.0% 17,002
47 Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 16,886 19.2 min 7.6% 16,352
48 Emirates (EK) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 16,185 38.3 min 0.5% 15,681
49 Jet2.com (LS) United Kingdom United Kingdom 15,966 40.4 min 0.1% 15,476
50 AJet (VF) Singapore Singapore 15,926 19.8 min 0.2% 15,448
51 Norwegian (DY) Norway Norway 15,651 21.2 min 0.3% 15,136
52 Vietnam Airlines (VN) Vietnam Vietnam 15,553 24.5 min 0.1% 15,074
53 Jetstar Airways (JQ) Australia Australia 15,380 25.5 min 0.6% 14,960
54 VivaAerobus (VB) Mexico Mexico 15,290 25.0 min 1.1% 14,800
55 Air India (AI) India India 14,900 22.3 min 0.3% 14,427
56 Virgin Australia (VA) Australia Australia 14,795 20.3 min 1.3% 14,319
57 Air New Zealand (NZ) New Zealand New Zealand 14,474 18.6 min 2.6% 14,044
58 TUI fly Germany (X3) Germany Germany 14,033 33.4 min 0.1% 13,581
59 Copa Airlines (CM) Panama Panama 13,643 22.4 min 0.2% 13,203
60 Allegiant Air (G4) United States United States 13,624 33.9 min 0.4% 13,421
61 Batik Air (ID) Indonesia Indonesia 13,406 28.8 min 4.6% 12,979
62 Korean Air (KE) South Korea South Korea 13,169 33.3 min 0.3% 12,749
63 Cathay Pacific (CX) Hong Kong Hong Kong 13,131 45.9 min 3.0% 12,726
64 CEBU Pacific Air (5J) Philippines Philippines 13,026 20.4 min 0.9% 12,615
65 SkyWest Airlines (OO) United States United States 12,933 34.9 min 0.9% 12,690
66 Aeroméxico (AM) Mexico Mexico 12,681 28.8 min 0.2% 12,231
67 SunExpress (XQ) Turkey Turkey 12,204 24.1 min 0.1% 11,798
68 Tianjin Airlines (GS) China China 12,173 29.0 min 5.8% 11,792
69 Air Arabia (G9) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 11,855 34.9 min 2.6% 11,454
70 ITA Airways (AZ) Italy Italy 11,723 36.6 min 2.6% 11,342
71 LOT (LO) Poland Poland 11,719 27.0 min 0.5% 11,335
72 China Express Airlines (G5) China China 11,696 22.0 min 12.2% 11,324
73 Air India Express (IX) India India 11,595 28.9 min 0.8% 11,223
74 Aer Lingus (EI) Ireland Ireland 11,499 28.1 min 0.3% 11,132
75 Rossiya (FV) Russia Russia 11,445 31.8 min 1.1% 11,065
76 Juneyao Airlines (HO) China China 11,317 39.6 min 5.8% 10,947
77 Aegean Airlines (A3) Greece Greece 11,283 32.9 min 0.1% 10,911
78 Singapore Airlines (SQ) Singapore Singapore 11,114 25.9 min 0.4% 10,757
79 TAP Portugal (TP) Portugal Portugal 11,085 32.3 min 0.4% 10,749
80 Lion Airlines (JT) Indonesia Indonesia 10,869 20.3 min 0.1% 10,514
81 Austrian Airlines (OS) Austria Austria 10,740 22.8 min 0.8% 10,413
82 flynas (XY) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 10,372 18.7 min 1.5% 10,040
83 Shanghai Airlines (FM) China China 10,184 35.3 min 5.6% 9,864
84 Finnair (AY) Finland Finland 10,093 21.0 min 0.8% 9,771
85 Widerøe (WF) Norway Norway 9,996 7.6 min 1.7% 9,633
86 Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) Argentina Argentina 9,914 34.3 min 0.8% 9,600
87 Binter Canarias (NT) Spain Spain 9,882 15.0 min 0.5% 9,577
88 Grant Aviation (GV) United States United States 9,859 3.8 min 0.0% 9,512
89 airBaltic (BT) Latvia Latvia 9,769 32.5 min 1.2% 9,459
90 Etihad Airways (EY) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 9,647 37.1 min 1.0% 9,342
91 Swiss (LX) Switzerland Switzerland 9,403 32.3 min 1.3% 9,105
92 S7 Airlines (S7) Russia Russia 9,390 24.6 min 0.3% 9,082
93 Cape Air (9K) United States United States 9,384 15.7 min 4.7% 9,118
94 Porter Airlines (PD) Canada Canada 9,283 31.1 min 1.7% 8,980
95 Capital Airlines (JD) China China 9,276 26.0 min 5.1% 8,963
96 Loong Airlines (GJ) China China 9,194 29.7 min 2.1% 8,891
97 Chengdu Airlines (EU) China China 9,082 22.0 min 2.7% 8,789
98 flydubai (FZ) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 9,066 33.7 min 2.4% 8,776
99 Malaysia Airlines (MH) Malaysia Malaysia 8,696 19.8 min 0.2% 8,425
100 Flex Flight (W2) Denmark Denmark 8,637 0.5 min 0.0% 8,471

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The busiest airline in July 2026 was American Airlines (AA), with 210,780 flights. Source: Airportia, "Busiest airlines, July 2026" (1–31 July 2026), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2026-07/, 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.