Flight Check

Best U.S. Airports for On-Time Flights (2026 Rankings)

159 airports ranked by on-time performance, best first.

As of October 2026, Hilo International (ITO) is the most reliable major U.S. airport with 87% of flights on time, followed by Ellison Onizuka Kona International (KOA) at 86% and Kahului Airport (OGG) at 85%. The least reliable is Orlando Sanford International (SFB) at 72%.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, data through 2026-07. Updated October 2026.

1
Hilo InternationalITO· Hilo
87%on time
2
Ellison Onizuka Kona InternationalKOA· Kona
86%on time
3
Kahului AirportOGG· Maui
85%on time
4
Lihue AirportLIH· Kauai
85%on time
5
Paine FieldPAE· Everett
85%on time
6
Gainesville RegionalGNV· Gainesville
85%on time
7
Salt Lake City InternationalSLC· Salt Lake City
85%on time
8
Bellingham InternationalBLI· Bellingham
85%on time
9
Long Beach AirportLGB· Long Beach
84%on time
10
Gulfport-Biloxi InternationalGPT· Gulfport
84%on time
11
Daytona Beach InternationalDAB· Daytona Beach
84%on time
12
Melbourne Orlando InternationalMLB· Melbourne
84%on time
13
San Jose InternationalSJC· San Jose
84%on time
14
Daniel K. Inouye InternationalHNL· Honolulu
84%on time
15
Billings Logan InternationalBIL· Billings
83%on time
16
Boise AirportBOI· Boise
83%on time
17
Spokane InternationalGEG· Spokane
83%on time
18
Eugene AirportEUG· Eugene
83%on time
19
Portland InternationalPDX· Portland
83%on time
20
Fairbanks InternationalFAI· Fairbanks
83%on time
21
Minneapolis-Saint Paul InternationalMSP· Minneapolis
83%on time
22
John Wayne AirportSNA· Santa Ana
83%on time
23
Midland International Air & Space PortMAF· Midland
83%on time
24
Washington Dulles InternationalIAD· Washington
82%on time
25
Sacramento InternationalSMF· Sacramento
82%on time
26
Tucson InternationalTUS· Tucson
82%on time
27
Missoula Montana AirportMSO· Missoula
82%on time
28
Gunnison-Crested Butte RegionalGUC· Gunnison
82%on time
29
Monterey RegionalMRY· Monterey
82%on time
30
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers InternationalJAN· Jackson
82%on time
31
Tallahassee InternationalTLH· Tallahassee
82%on time
32
Santa Barbara AirportSBA· Santa Barbara
82%on time
33
Hollywood Burbank AirportBUR· Burbank
82%on time
34
Ted Stevens Anchorage InternationalANC· Anchorage
82%on time
35
Oakland InternationalOAK· Oakland
82%on time
36
Mobile RegionalMOB· Mobile
82%on time
37
Piedmont Triad InternationalGSO· Greensboro
82%on time
38
Wilmington InternationalILM· Wilmington
82%on time
39
Palm Springs InternationalPSP· Palm Springs
82%on time
40
Albuquerque International SunportABQ· Albuquerque
82%on time
41
Ontario InternationalONT· Ontario
81%on time
42
Los Angeles InternationalLAX· Los Angeles
81%on time
43
Myrtle Beach InternationalMYR· Myrtle Beach
81%on time
44
Tulsa InternationalTUL· Tulsa
81%on time
45
Rick Husband Amarillo InternationalAMA· Amarillo
81%on time
46
Fresno Yosemite InternationalFAT· Fresno
81%on time
47
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne CountyDTW· Detroit
81%on time
48
Louisville Muhammad Ali InternationalSDF· Louisville
81%on time
49
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta InternationalATL· Atlanta
81%on time
50
John Glenn Columbus InternationalCMH· Columbus
81%on time
51
Pittsburgh InternationalPIT· Pittsburgh
81%on time
52
Seattle-Tacoma InternationalSEA· Seattle
81%on time
53
Phoenix Sky Harbor InternationalPHX· Phoenix
81%on time
54
Rapid City RegionalRAP· Rapid City
81%on time
55
Lehigh Valley InternationalABE· Allentown
81%on time
56
Greenville-Spartanburg InternationalGSP· Greenville
81%on time
57
Reno-Tahoe InternationalRNO· Reno
81%on time
58
Baton Rouge MetropolitanBTR· Baton Rouge
81%on time
59
Indianapolis InternationalIND· Indianapolis
81%on time
60
El Paso InternationalELP· El Paso
81%on time
61
Northwest Arkansas NationalXNA· Fayetteville
81%on time
62
Lubbock Preston Smith InternationalLBB· Lubbock
81%on time
63
Bozeman Yellowstone InternationalBZN· Bozeman
81%on time
64
Destin-Fort Walton Beach AirportVPS· Destin
81%on time
65
Portland International JetportPWM· Portland
81%on time
66
Columbia MetropolitanCAE· Columbia
81%on time
67
Evansville RegionalEVV· Evansville
80%on time
68
Eppley AirfieldOMA· Omaha
80%on time
69
Blue Grass AirportLEX· Lexington
80%on time
70
St. Louis Lambert InternationalSTL· St. Louis
80%on time
71
Will Rogers World AirportOKC· Oklahoma City
80%on time
72
San Antonio InternationalSAT· San Antonio
80%on time
73
Manchester-Boston RegionalMHT· Manchester
80%on time
74
Dayton InternationalDAY· Dayton
80%on time
75
Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County AirportSTS· Santa Rosa
80%on time
76
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth InternationalBHM· Birmingham
80%on time
77
Kansas City InternationalMCI· Kansas City
80%on time
78
Charleston InternationalCHS· Charleston
80%on time
79
William P. HobbyHOU· Houston
80%on time
80
Savannah/Hilton Head InternationalSAV· Savannah
80%on time
81
San Luis Obispo County RegionalSBP· San Luis Obispo
80%on time
82
Sarasota Bradenton InternationalSRQ· Sarasota
80%on time
83
Cleveland Hopkins InternationalCLE· Cleveland
80%on time
84
Huntsville InternationalHSV· Huntsville
80%on time
85
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky InternationalCVG· Cincinnati
80%on time
86
Bill and Hillary Clinton NationalLIT· Little Rock
80%on time
87
Pensacola InternationalPNS· Pensacola
80%on time
88
Memphis InternationalMEM· Memphis
80%on time
89
Shreveport RegionalSHV· Shreveport
80%on time
90
Nashville InternationalBNA· Nashville
80%on time
91
Harrisburg InternationalMDT· Harrisburg
79%on time
92
Dane County RegionalMSN· Madison
79%on time
93
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower NationalICT· Wichita
79%on time
94
Montrose RegionalMTJ· Montrose
79%on time
95
Milwaukee Mitchell InternationalMKE· Milwaukee
79%on time
96
Quad City InternationalMLI· Moline
79%on time
97
Jackson Hole AirportJAC· Jackson Hole
79%on time
98
Raleigh-Durham InternationalRDU· Raleigh
79%on time
99
Chicago Midway InternationalMDW· Chicago
79%on time
100
T.F. Green InternationalPVD· Providence
79%on time
101
Des Moines InternationalDSM· Des Moines
79%on time
102
Springfield-Branson NationalSGF· Springfield
79%on time
103
Norfolk InternationalORF· Norfolk
79%on time
104
Colorado Springs AirportCOS· Colorado Springs
79%on time
105
Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester InternationalROC· Rochester
79%on time
106
George Bush IntercontinentalIAH· Houston
79%on time
107
Baltimore/Washington InternationalBWI· Baltimore
79%on time
108
Gerald R. Ford InternationalGRR· Grand Rapids
79%on time
109
Southwest Florida InternationalRSW· Fort Myers
79%on time
110
Augusta RegionalAGS· Augusta
79%on time
111
Sioux Falls RegionalFSD· Sioux Falls
79%on time
112
Richmond InternationalRIC· Richmond
79%on time
113
McAllen Miller InternationalMFE· McAllen
79%on time
114
Albany InternationalALB· Albany
79%on time
115
Dallas Love FieldDAL· Dallas
79%on time
116
Austin-Bergstrom InternationalAUS· Austin
79%on time
117
LaGuardiaLGA· New York
79%on time
118
Jacksonville InternationalJAX· Jacksonville
78%on time
119
Louis Armstrong New Orleans InternationalMSY· New Orleans
78%on time
120
McGhee Tyson AirportTYS· Knoxville
78%on time
121
Syracuse Hancock InternationalSYR· Syracuse
78%on time
122
Bradley InternationalBDL· Hartford
78%on time
123
Asheville RegionalAVL· Asheville
78%on time
124
Charlotte Douglas InternationalCLT· Charlotte
78%on time
125
Denver InternationalDEN· Denver
78%on time
126
San Diego InternationalSAN· San Diego
78%on time
127
Tampa InternationalTPA· Tampa
78%on time
128
Buffalo Niagara InternationalBUF· Buffalo
78%on time
129
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria InternationalPIA· Peoria
78%on time
130
Harry Reid InternationalLAS· Las Vegas
78%on time
131
John F. Kennedy InternationalJFK· New York
78%on time
132
Philadelphia InternationalPHL· Philadelphia
78%on time
133
Newark Liberty InternationalEWR· Newark
78%on time
134
Rochester InternationalRST· Rochester
78%on time
135
Montgomery RegionalMGM· Montgomery
77%on time
136
Ronald Reagan Washington NationalDCA· Washington
77%on time
137
Yampa Valley RegionalHDN· Steamboat Springs
77%on time
138
Punta Gorda AirportPGD· Punta Gorda
77%on time
139
Long Island MacArthur AirportISP· Islip
77%on time
140
Westchester County AirportHPN· White Plains
77%on time
141
O'Hare InternationalORD· Chicago
77%on time
142
South Bend InternationalSBN· South Bend
77%on time
143
Boston Logan InternationalBOS· Boston
77%on time
144
Atlantic City InternationalACY· Atlantic City
77%on time
145
New York Stewart InternationalSWF· Newburgh
77%on time
146
Fort Wayne InternationalFWA· Fort Wayne
77%on time
147
St. Pete-Clearwater InternationalPIE· St. Petersburg
77%on time
148
Eagle County RegionalEGE· Vail
77%on time
149
Akron-Canton AirportCAK· Akron
77%on time
150
San Francisco InternationalSFO· San Francisco
76%on time
151
Dallas/Fort Worth InternationalDFW· Dallas
76%on time
152
Miami InternationalMIA· Miami
76%on time
153
Orlando InternationalMCO· Orlando
75%on time
154
Yeager AirportCRW· Charleston
75%on time
155
Palm Beach InternationalPBI· West Palm Beach
75%on time
156
Luis Muñoz Marín InternationalSJU· San Juan
75%on time
157
Bishop InternationalFNT· Flint
74%on time
158
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood InternationalFLL· Fort Lauderdale
74%on time
159
Orlando Sanford InternationalSFB· Sanford
72%on time

Key Takeaways

  • Most reliable: ITO (Hilo) — 87% on time
  • Most delayed: SFB (Sanford) — only 72% on time, avg delay of 88 min when late
  • Average across all airports: 80% on time

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