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Which U.S. Airports Have the Most Flight Delays?

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

As of April 2026, Orlando Sanford International (SFB) has the highest delay rate among major U.S. airports at 28%, followed by Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) and New York Stewart International (SWF). The most reliable airport is Hilo International (ITO) at 88% on-time.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, data through 2025-11. Updated April 2026.

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

Key Takeaways

  • Most delayed: SFB (Sanford) — only 72% on time, avg delay of 80 min when late
  • Most reliable: ITO (Hilo) — 88% on time
  • Average across all airports: 81% on time

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