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Visualized: Cirium’s March 2026 On-Time Rankings: Global, Regional Leaders

Helwing Villamizar
April 8, 2026

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LONDON — Cirium’s March 2026 On-Time Performance (OTP) report shows a tight global top tier led by SAS (SK) at 89.75%, while regional tables highlight different operational “winners” depending on network shape, weather exposure, and schedule density.

Below are the Global → North America → Europe → Asia Pacific → Latin America → Middle East & Africa widgets, each anchored by that region’s #1 on-time airline for March and visualized with chart types matched to the data: ranking bars, scale-vs-reliability bubbles, and Jan–Mar trend lines.

Global Top 10 — #1: SAS 89.75%

Global ranking (Top 10)
On-time arrival (%)
On-time arrival (%)
Scale vs reliability
X=OTP% • Y=Total flights • Size=Completion factor
Bubble = airline
Trend (Top 5): Jan → Feb → Mar 2026
On-time arrival (%)

North America — #1: Alaska 82.73%

Cirium On-Time Performance — North America (March 2026)
On-time arrival within 15 minutes • Scale vs reliability • Jan–Mar trend
#1 on-time airline (March)
Alaska (AS) • 82.73%
Region totals (top-10 set)
786,307 flights • 71.04% on-time
Big Four snapshot
DL 78.63% • UA 78.49% • AA 76.08% • WN 72.36%
How to read the bubble chart
X=on-time % • Y=total flights • size=completion factor
Source: Cirium On-Time Performance Monthly Report (March 2026), North America airline rankings and trend table.
On-time arrival ranking (Top 10)
Bar chart is the cleanest read for “who’s on top”
On-time arrival (%)
Scale vs reliability
Bubble chart: on-time arrival (%) vs total flights (size = completion factor)
Each bubble = airline Size = completion factor
Top 5 trend: Jan → Feb → Mar 2026
Line chart emphasizes direction and magnitude of change
Alaska (AS) Delta (DL) United (UA) American (AA) Southwest (WN)

Europe — #1: Austrian 92.23%

Cirium OTP — Europe (March 2026)
Top 10 + trend
Europe Top 10 table + Trend Report (Top 5).
Ranking (Top 10)
On-time arrival (%)
Scale vs reliability
X=OTP% • Y=Flights • Size=Completion
Trend (Top 5): Jan → Feb → Mar
On-time arrival (%)

Asia Pacific — #1: Singapore Airlines 88.32%

Cirium OTP — Asia Pacific (March 2026)
Top 10 + trend
Asia Pacific Top 10 table + Trend Report (Top 5).
Ranking (Top 10)
On-time arrival (%)
Scale vs reliability
X=OTP% • Y=Flights • Size=Completion
Trend (Top 5): Jan → Feb → Mar
On-time arrival (%)

Latin America — #1: Sky Airline 94.12%

Cirium OTP — Latin America (March 2026)
Top 10 + trend
Latin America Top 10 table + Trend Report (Top 5).
Ranking (Top 10)
On-time arrival (%)
Scale vs reliability
X=OTP% • Y=Flights • Size=Completion
Trend (Top 5): Jan → Feb → Mar
On-time arrival (%)

Middle East & Africa — #1: FlySafair 91.60%

Cirium OTP — Middle East & Africa (March 2026)
Top 10 + trend
Middle East & Africa Top 10 table + Trend Report (Top 5).
Ranking (Top 10)
On-time arrival (%)
Scale vs reliability
X=OTP% • Y=Flights • Size=Completion
Trend (Top 5): Jan → Feb → Mar
On-time arrival (%)
Featured image: Shyam VimalKumar/Airways

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