2025 in Review: My Flight Statistics by the Numbers
A data-driven look at my 2025 flying: total flights, distance, time in the air, airlines flown, countries visited, and delays.
Every frequent traveler has a sense of how much they fly. Few stop and quantify it.
Now apps like Flighty make this easier than ever.
Using tracked flight data from 2025, this post breaks the year down purely by the numbers. For a look at how I redeemed miles for these trips, check out my 2025 award redemptions.
2025 Flying at a Glance
Here's what the year looked like in aggregate:
- Total flights: 32
- Total flight distance: 67,510 miles
- Total flight time: 151 hours, 52 minutes
- Time in the air: 135 hours, 31 minutes
- Time taxiing: 16 hours, 21 minutes
- Average flight length: 4 hours, 44 minutes
Domestic vs International Travel
Travel in 2025 was evenly split:
- 16 domestic flights
- 16 international flights
- 10 long-haul flights
Distance: How Far 32 Flights Actually Go
- Total distance flown: 67,510 miles
- Average distance per flight: 2,110 miles
Averages hide extremes, though.
Shortest flight: Naples to Malta
Duration: 1 hour, 14 minutes
Airline: easyJet
Longest flight: Doha to Los Angeles
Duration: 14 hours, 57 minutes
Airline: Qatar Airways
Time Spent Flying (and Not Flying)
Time adds up quietly over a year.
- Total flight time: 151h 52m
- Equivalent to 6.3 days
- Just under one full week of the year
Of that:
- 135h 31m were spent in the air
- 16h 21m were spent taxiing
That taxi time alone is the equivalent of several medium-haul flights.
Airlines Flown in 2025
A total of 11 airlines were flown during the year.
By Number of Flights
- American Airlines: 16 flights
- Multiple other carriers: 2 flights each
- Several airlines: 1 flight
Top 3 By Distance Flown
- American Airlines: 21,543 miles
- Japan Airlines: 13,443 miles
- Qatar Airways: 11,858 miles
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Delays
Delays were an unfortunate part of the experience.
- 56% of flights were delayed
- 18 out of 32 flights arrived later than scheduled
- Average delay: 26 minutes
- Worst delay: 3 hours, at the tail end of a 24-hour travel day