2016 Worldwide Air Carrier On-Time Performance

KLM, Qantas, Japan Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Iberia, Singapore Airlines, ANA and Delta were among the most on-time carriers of 2016, according to OAG's annual Punctuality League report.

Hawaiian Airlines had the highest on-time rate, getting 89.9 percent of its flights to the gate within 15 minutes of their scheduled times last year, according to the report. Among the 20 most punctual carriers, Delta is by far the largest. OAG labeled getting 84.3 percent of its flights to their gates on time "a remarkable achievement." Delta partner KLM's on-time arrival rate of 87.9 percent made it Europe's most on-time carrier and the third-highest globally.

Both of Japan's major carriers were among the top 20, and in terms of major airports, Tokyo Haneda had the highest on-time arrival rate, 85.5 percent. More than half of the 20 most punctual major airports were in the United States: Detroit, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Seattle, Phoenix, Charlotte, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental, Denver, Dallas/Fort Worth International, Orlando and Las Vegas.

OAG bases its report on 54 million flight records, including canceled flights. Those records cover the top 200 carriers as measured by available seat kilometers. The report includes only those carriers and airports for which OAG has data on at least 80 percent of scheduled flights.