Tracking US flight delays and cancellations in charts
By
Matt Stiles
,
Byron Manley
,
Gillian Roberts
,
Curt Merrill
,
Alex Leeds Matthews
,
Pete Muntean
,
Amy O’Kruk
Updated Nov 7, 2025
Airlines have started implementing a 4% reduction in domestic flights at 40 of the busiest US airports, following an order from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the percentage could rise to 15-20% if the government shutdown doesn’t end soon.
Airlines canceled about 800 flights on Friday in response to the order, with hundreds more canceled through the weekend.
CNN is tracking delays and cancellations for flights traveling to, from or within the US using data from FlightAware. The figures update every 15 minutes.
On average, there were roughly 5,600 daily delays and about 340 daily cancellations last year, the FlightAware data shows.
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Tracking US flight delays and cancellations in charts
By
 Matt Stiles
,
Byron Manley
,
Gillian Roberts
,
 Curt Merrill
,
Alex Leeds Matthews
,
 Pete Muntean
,
Amy O’Kruk
Updated Nov 7, 2025
Airlines have started implementing a 4% reduction in domestic flights at 40 of the busiest US airports, following an order from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the percentage could rise to 15-20% if the government shutdown doesn’t end soon.
Airlines canceled about 800 flights on Friday in response to the order, with hundreds more canceled through the weekend.
CNN is tracking delays and cancellations for flights traveling to, from or within the US using data from FlightAware. The figures update every 15 minutes.
On average, there were roughly 5,600 daily delays and about 340 daily cancellations last year, the FlightAware data shows.
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