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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%3,258,885 flights
  2. 2LGALa Guardia Airport72%3,085,869 flights
  3. 3SFOSan Francisco International Airport73%3,621,513 flights
  4. 4JFKJohn F Kennedy International Airport74%2,604,776 flights
  5. 5ORDChicago O'Hare International Airport75%8,024,296 flights
  6. 6PBIPalm Beach International Airport75%657,175 flights
  7. 7SJULuis Munoz Marin International Airport75%677,412 flights
  8. 8BOSGeneral Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport75%3,159,524 flights
  9. 9PHLPhiladelphia International Airport76%2,503,322 flights
  10. 10FLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport76%1,896,268 flights
  11. 11RICRichmond International Airport76%462,983 flights
  12. 12ANCTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport77%485,891 flights
  13. 13CHSCharleston Air Force Base-International Airport77%411,517 flights
  14. 14RDURaleigh Durham International Airport77%1,297,267 flights
  15. 15BDLBradley International Airport78%688,312 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 Airport87%532,598 flights
  2. 2HNLDaniel K Inouye International Airport85%1,209,095 flights
  3. 3SLCSalt Lake City International Airport84%2,996,327 flights
  4. 4MSPMinneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport82%3,389,783 flights
  5. 5SNAJohn Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport82%1,120,277 flights
  6. 6DTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport82%3,524,944 flights
  7. 7PHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport81%4,597,350 flights
  8. 8SJCNorman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport81%1,344,917 flights
  9. 9CLTCharlotte Douglas International Airport81%3,809,331 flights
  10. 10PDXPortland International Airport81%1,448,400 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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