Hawaiian, Alaska, Air Tran best at on-time arrivals; regional carrier Envoy Air finishes last

Here are the government's rankings of the leading airlines and their on-time performance for October. Some airlines, including Spirit and Allegiant, are not included because they operate fewer flights. The federal government counts a flight as on-time if it arrives within 14 minutes of schedule.

1. Hawaiian Airlines, 89.7 percent

2. Alaska Airlines, 87.2 percent

3. AirTran Airways, 87.0 percent

4. Delta Air Lines, 86.8 percent

5. JetBlue Airways, 83.7 percent

6. Virgin America, 83.6 percent

7. US Airways, 83.3 percent

8. Frontier Airlines, 83.3 percent

9. SkyWest, 80.9 percent

10. Southwest Airlines, 80.3 percent

11. United Airlines, 77.4 percent

12. American Airlines, 76.1 percent

13. ExpressJet, 75.4 percent

14. Envoy Air, 66.2 percent

Total for all reporting airlines: 80.0 percent

— Southwest and AirTran are owned by Southwest Airlines Co.

— American, US Airways and Envoy are owned by American Airlines Group Inc.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

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The report can be found at: http://1.usa.gov/1381fDA