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

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

Updated October 2026

As of October 2026, Orlando Sanford International (SFB) has the highest delay rate among major U.S. airports at 28%, followed by Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) and Bishop International (FNT). The most reliable airport is Hilo International (ITO) at 87% on-time.

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

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

Key Takeaways

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

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