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

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

As of July 2026, Orlando Sanford International (SFB) has the highest delay rate among major U.S. airports at 30%, followed by Yeager Airport (CRW) and Rochester International (RST). The most reliable airport is Hilo International (ITO) at 88% on-time.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, data through 2026-05. Updated July 2026.

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

Key Takeaways

  • Most delayed: SFB (Sanford) — only 70% on time, avg delay of 87 min when late
  • Most reliable: ITO (Hilo) — 88% on time
  • Average across all airports: 80% on time

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