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The worst U.S. airports for delays

Some big U.S. airports get you home on time far more often than others. Here are the major hubs ranked by how often flights actually arrive on-time — worst first — from public U.S. DOT records, 2000–2025.

Last reviewed June 21, 2026 · Data covers 2000–2025

Most delay-prone

The major airports most likely to leave you late

On-time here means a flight arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. These hubs have the lowest on-time arrival rates over the window we cover.

  1. 1EWRNewark Liberty International Airport70%3,309,519 flights
  2. 2LGALa Guardia Airport72%3,141,947 flights
  3. 3SFOSan Francisco International Airport73%3,725,511 flights
  4. 4JFKJohn F Kennedy International Airport74%2,645,499 flights
  5. 5ORDChicago O'Hare International Airport75%8,194,617 flights
  6. 6PBIPalm Beach International Airport75%672,253 flights
  7. 7SJULuis Munoz Marin International Airport75%693,149 flights
  8. 8BOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport75%3,217,673 flights
  9. 9PHLPhiladelphia International Airport76%2,542,951 flights
  10. 10FLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport76%1,938,101 flights
  11. 11RICRichmond International Airport76%470,886 flights
  12. 12ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport77%494,961 flights
  13. 13CHSCharleston Air Force Base-International Airport77%421,580 flights
  14. 14RDURaleigh Durham International Airport77%1,319,674 flights
  15. 15BDLBradley International Airport77%697,497 flights

Most reliable

And the major airports that run on time

The flip side — the large and medium hubs with the best records.

  1. 1OGGKahului Airport86%543,353 flights
  2. 2HNLDaniel K Inouye International Airport85%1,233,412 flights
  3. 3SLCSalt Lake City International Airport84%3,052,366 flights
  4. 4MSPMinneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport82%3,442,524 flights
  5. 5SNAJohn Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport82%1,138,774 flights
  6. 6DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport82%3,580,856 flights
  7. 7PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport81%4,685,945 flights
  8. 8SJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport81%1,361,651 flights
  9. 9CLTCharlotte Douglas International Airport81%3,883,373 flights
  10. 10PDXPortland International Airport81%1,475,584 flights

How to read this

What's in the ranking

Only medium and large hubs are ranked, so small low-traffic airports aren’t measured against major ones on a handful of flights. The figure is the share of arrivals within 15 minutes of schedule (the U.S. DOT ArrDel15 standard), and each row shows the number of flights behind it. Tap any airport for its full profile.

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