Alaska Airlines in February was the most punctual major U.S. airline,

with an on-time arrival rate of 86.2 percent, according to FlightStats. On average, North American airlines delivered 70.1 percent of their flights to the gate within 15 minutes of schedule. Among the eight largest U.S.-based carriers, excluding regional partners, Delta (80.9 percent), US Airways (78.9 percent), American (77.9 percent), Virgin America (75.9 percent), Southwest (73.2 percent) and United (73.1 percent) posted above-average on-time ratings. JetBlue (68.4 percent) posted a below-average rating, according to FlightStats.