Flight Delays By Airport: Will You Get There On Time?

As the holiday season ramps up, air travel is projected to hit record highs.

Flight delays can be due to myriad reasons, including individual airline efficiency, geography, weather, staffing, security incidents, and more. As the holiday season ramps up, air travel is projected to hit record highs, with AAA forecasting nearly 82 million passengers traveling during Thanksgiving week alone. This surge in demand, coupled with potential winter weather and any lingering staffing challenges after the government shutdown, could amplify delays at busy hubs.

With this in mind, SmartAsset ranked 75 of the largest U.S. airports based on their typical departure and arrival delay rates to understand which airports might have the most at-risk flights for delays.

Key Findings

87% of flights to and from Honolulu are on time. The Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) has the best record of major airports, with 86.4% of arrivals landing on time and 88.4% of departures taking off as planned. In all, roughly 12,309 flights touch base through HNL in a month. Kahului Airport (OGG) in Maui also ranked among the top five airports for on-time flights, with 81.6% of flights taking off and landing on time.
Three Florida airports are among the top 10 most on-time. Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) in West Palm Beach ranked second nationwide, with 86.1% of flights on time. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers ranked seventh, at 81.0%, while Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in Jacksonville ranked ninth, at 80.4%.
Only 60% of flights are on time at this airport. Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, NY, had the worst flight delay record study-wide, with only 60.3% of all flights taking off or landing on time. Of about 2,500 departures, 56.6% were on time, compared to 64.0% of the roughly 2,500 arrivals.
Both of Chicago’s major airports have major issues with delays. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) has the fifth-worst record for flight delays, with just 63.9% of flights taking off or landing on time. However, Chicago Midway International Airport fares no better, ranking 11th from the bottom with only 65.5% of flights operating as scheduled.

A table showing the ranking of airports by rate of delays.

Flight Delays by Airport

Honolulu International Airport (HNL)
• City: Honolulu, HI
• Total on-time rate: 87.40%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 86.4%
• Percent of departures on time: 88.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 6,151
• Number of departing flights: 6,158
• All flights: 12,309
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
• City: West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL
• Total on-time rate: 86.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 84.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 88%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,056
• Number of departing flights: 2,056
• All flights: 4,112
John Wayne Airport (SNA)
• City: Santa Ana, CA
• Total on-time rate: 85.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 83.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 87.1%
• Number of arriving flights: 4,001
• Number of departing flights: 4,002
• All flights: 8,003
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
• City: Salt Lake City, UT
• Total on-time rate: 82.75%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 81.9%
• Percent of departures on time: 83.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 10,315
• Number of departing flights: 10,346
• All flights: 20,661
Kahului Airport (OGG)
• City: Kahului, HI
• Total on-time rate: 81.60%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 81.3%
• Percent of departures on time: 81.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,254
• Number of departing flights: 2,253
• All flights: 4,507
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)
• City: Albuquerque, NM
• Total on-time rate: 81.30%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 80.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 82.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,394
• Number of departing flights: 2,394
• All flights: 4,788
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)
• City: Fort Myers, FL
• Total on-time rate: 81.05%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 79.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 82.5%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,315
• Number of departing flights: 2,315
• All flights: 4,630
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
• City: Anchorage, AK
• Total on-time rate: 80.50%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 78.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 82.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,285
• Number of departing flights: 2,284
• All flights: 4,569
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)
• City: Jacksonville, FL
• Total on-time rate: 80.45%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 77.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 83.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,498
• Number of departing flights: 2,497
• All flights: 4,995
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
• City: Atlanta, GA
• Total on-time rate: 79.15%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 75.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 82.7%
• Number of arriving flights: 28,548
• Number of departing flights: 28,551
• All flights: 57,099
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)
• City: Austin, TX
• Total on-time rate: 79%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 77.3%
• Percent of departures on time: 80.7%
• Number of arriving flights: 7,897
• Number of departing flights: 7,896
• All flights: 15,793
Norfolk International Airport (ORF)
• City: Norfolk, VA
• Total on-time rate: 78.70%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 76%
• Percent of departures on time: 81.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,554
• Number of departing flights: 2,554
• All flights: 5,108
San Diego International Airport (SAN)
• City: San Diego, CA
• Total on-time rate: 78.55%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 76.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 80.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 8,296
• Number of departing flights: 8,296
• All flights: 16,592
Richmond International Airport (RIC)
• City: Richmond, VA
• Total on-time rate: 77.65%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 75.4%
• Percent of departures on time: 79.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,657
• Number of departing flights: 2,655
• All flights: 5,312
Oakland International Airport (OAK)
• City: Oakland, CA
• Total on-time rate: 77.29%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 74.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 80.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,047
• Number of departing flights: 3,026
• All flights: 6,073
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)
• City: Charlotte, NC
• Total on-time rate: 76.50%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 72.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 80.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 16,447
• Number of departing flights: 16,447
• All flights: 32,894
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
• City: Columbus, OH
• Total on-time rate: 76.45%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 75.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 77.8%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,453
• Number of departing flights: 3,455
• All flights: 6,908
San Jose International Airport (SJC)
• City: San Jose, CA
• Total on-time rate: 76.25%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 75.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,757
• Number of departing flights: 3,770
• All flights: 7,527
Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)
• City: Burbank, CA
• Total on-time rate: 75.65%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 75%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,681
• Number of departing flights: 2,682
• All flights: 5,363
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)
• City: Minneapolis, MN
• Total on-time rate: 75.40%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 76.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 10,564
• Number of departing flights: 10,565
• All flights: 21,129
Nashville International Airport (BNA)
• City: Nashville, TN
• Total on-time rate: 75.30%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 73.4%
• Percent of departures on time: 77.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 9,458
• Number of departing flights: 9,459
• All flights: 18,917
Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC)
• City: Rochester, NY
• Total on-time rate: 75.25%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 72.3%
• Percent of departures on time: 78.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,369
• Number of departing flights: 2,369
• All flights: 4,738
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)
• City: St. Louis, MO
• Total on-time rate: 75.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 72%
• Percent of departures on time: 78.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 5,856
• Number of departing flights: 5,855
• All flights: 11,711
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
• City: Seattle, WA
• Total on-time rate: 74.85%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 73.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 16,576
• Number of departing flights: 16,565
• All flights: 33,141
Eppley Airfield (OMA)
• City: Omaha, NE
• Total on-time rate: 74.75%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 73.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,394
• Number of departing flights: 2,394
• All flights: 4,788
Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
• City: Las Vegas, NV
• Total on-time rate: 74.45%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 73.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 75.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 15,753
• Number of departing flights: 15,738
• All flights: 31,491
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
• City: Houston, TX
• Total on-time rate: 74.15%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 71.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.5%
• Number of arriving flights: 5,093
• Number of departing flights: 5,093
• All flights: 10,186
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
• City: Kansas City, MO
• Total on-time rate: 74%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 73.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 4,441
• Number of departing flights: 4,442
• All flights: 8,883
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)
• City: Louisville, KY
• Total on-time rate: 74%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 72.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 75.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,176
• Number of departing flights: 2,176
• All flights: 4,352
Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
• City: Des Moines, IA
• Total on-time rate: 73.95%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 71.5%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,245
• Number of departing flights: 2,247
• All flights: 4,492
Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
• City: Indianapolis, IN
• Total on-time rate: 73.95%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 73.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,998
• Number of departing flights: 3,998
• All flights: 7,996
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
• City: Phoenix, AZ
• Total on-time rate: 73.90%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 74.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 73%
• Number of arriving flights: 15,728
• Number of departing flights: 15,729
• All flights: 31,457
Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB)
• City: Sanford, FL
• Total on-time rate: 73.75%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 71.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 75.7%
• Number of arriving flights: 10,703
• Number of departing flights: 10,704
• All flights: 21,407
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
• City: Milwaukee, WI
• Total on-time rate: 73.65%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 70.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 76.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,452
• Number of departing flights: 2,452
• All flights: 4,904
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
• City: Baltimore, MD
• Total on-time rate: 73.60%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 68.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 79%
• Number of arriving flights: 8,925
• Number of departing flights: 8,920
• All flights: 17,845
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
• City: Cincinnati, OH
• Total on-time rate: 73.59%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 69.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 77.5%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,078
• Number of departing flights: 3,069
• All flights: 6,147
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
• City: Houston, TX
• Total on-time rate: 73.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 70.9%
• Percent of departures on time: 75.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 13,012
• Number of departing flights: 13,023
• All flights: 26,035
Tampa International Airport (TPA)
• City: Tampa, FL
• Total on-time rate: 73.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 71.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 75%
• Number of arriving flights: 6,772
• Number of departing flights: 6,772
• All flights: 13,544
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
• City: Los Angeles, CA
• Total on-time rate: 72.95%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 70.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 75.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 14,036
• Number of departing flights: 14,080
• All flights: 28,116
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
• City: Detroit, MI
• Total on-time rate: 72.55%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 72.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 72.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 11,248
• Number of departing flights: 11,248
• All flights: 22,496
Charleston International Airport (CHS)
• City: Charleston, SC
• Total on-time rate: 72.25%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 70.5%
• Percent of departures on time: 74%
• Number of arriving flights: 1,844
• Number of departing flights: 1,841
• All flights: 3,685
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
• City: New Orleans, LA
• Total on-time rate: 71.75%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 69.4%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.1%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,902
• Number of departing flights: 3,902
• All flights: 7,804
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE)
• City: Cleveland, OH
• Total on-time rate: 71.48%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 68%
• Percent of departures on time: 75%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,599
• Number of departing flights: 3,561
• All flights: 7,160
Portland International Airport (PDX)
• City: Portland, OR
• Total on-time rate: 71.35%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 68.9%
• Percent of departures on time: 73.8%
• Number of arriving flights: 5,760
• Number of departing flights: 5,764
• All flights: 11,524
Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK)
• City: Nantucket, MA
• Total on-time rate: 71.20%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 72.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 69.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 1,796
• Number of departing flights: 1,796
• All flights: 3,592
Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)
• City: Oklahoma City, OK
• Total on-time rate: 71.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 67.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,332
• Number of departing flights: 2,332
• All flights: 4,664
Memphis International Airport (MEM)
• City: Memphis, TN
• Total on-time rate: 70.95%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 67%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,289
• Number of departing flights: 2,289
• All flights: 4,578
Sacramento International Airport (SMF)
• City: Sacramento, CA
• Total on-time rate: 70.65%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 67.2%
• Percent of departures on time: 74.1%
• Number of arriving flights: 5,497
• Number of departing flights: 5,494
• All flights: 10,991
San Antonio International Airport (SAT)
• City: San Antonio, TX
• Total on-time rate: 70.25%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 66.9%
• Percent of departures on time: 73.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,897
• Number of departing flights: 3,899
• All flights: 7,796
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
• City: Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Total on-time rate: 69.91%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 67.4%
• Percent of departures on time: 72.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 6,645
• Number of departing flights: 6,693
• All flights: 13,338
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
• City: Pittsburgh, PA
• Total on-time rate: 69.85%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 66.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 73.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,929
• Number of departing flights: 3,925
• All flights: 7,854
Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
• City: Myrtle Beach, SC
• Total on-time rate: 69.80%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 65.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 73.8%
• Number of arriving flights: 1,766
• Number of departing flights: 1,767
• All flights: 3,533
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU)
• City: San Juan, PR
• Total on-time rate: 69.70%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 66.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 72.8%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,415
• Number of departing flights: 3,416
• All flights: 6,831
Denver International Airport (DEN)
• City: Denver, CO
• Total on-time rate: 69.60%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 65.9%
• Percent of departures on time: 73.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 29,433
• Number of departing flights: 29,433
• All flights: 58,866
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
• City: New York, NY
• Total on-time rate: 69.60%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 69.3%
• Percent of departures on time: 69.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 4,926
• Number of departing flights: 4,926
• All flights: 9,852
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
• City: Raleigh/Durham, NC
• Total on-time rate: 69%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 65.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 72.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 3,855
• Number of departing flights: 3,854
• All flights: 7,709
LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
• City: New York, NY
• Total on-time rate: 68.85%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 66.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 71.1%
• Number of arriving flights: 11,699
• Number of departing flights: 11,699
• All flights: 23,398
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
• City: Washington, DC
• Total on-time rate: 68.75%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 68.3%
• Percent of departures on time: 69.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 5,244
• Number of departing flights: 5,248
• All flights: 10,492
Orlando International Airport (MCO)
• City: Orlando, FL
• Total on-time rate: 67.90%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 63.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 72.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 15,736
• Number of departing flights: 15,739
• All flights: 31,475
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
• City: San Francisco, CA
• Total on-time rate: 67.85%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 64.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 71%
• Number of arriving flights: 12,750
• Number of departing flights: 12,758
• All flights: 25,508
Miami International Airport (MIA)
• City: Miami, FL
• Total on-time rate: 67.70%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 66.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 69.3%
• Number of arriving flights: 9,075
• Number of departing flights: 9,079
• All flights: 18,154
Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL)
• City: Dallas, TX
• Total on-time rate: 67.60%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 71.3%
• Percent of departures on time: 63.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 6,349
• Number of departing flights: 6,349
• All flights: 12,698
Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)
• City: Harrisburg, PA
• Total on-time rate: 67.04%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 63.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 70.4%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,016
• Number of departing flights: 2,008
• All flights: 4,024
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
• City: Boston, MA
• Total on-time rate: 67%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 64.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 69.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 12,917
• Number of departing flights: 12,916
• All flights: 25,833
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
• City: Chicago, IL
• Total on-time rate: 65.53%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 61%
• Percent of departures on time: 70%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,501
• Number of departing flights: 2,531
• All flights: 5,032
Bradley International Airport (BDL)
• City: Hartford, CT
• Total on-time rate: 65.39%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 61.8%
• Percent of departures on time: 69%
• Number of arriving flights: 4,328
• Number of departing flights: 4,298
• All flights: 8,626
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
• City: Buffalo, NY
• Total on-time rate: 65.25%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 61.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 68.9%
• Number of arriving flights: 1,963
• Number of departing flights: 1,963
• All flights: 3,926
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR)
• City: Syracuse, NY
• Total on-time rate: 65.11%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 62%
• Percent of departures on time: 68.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 2,677
• Number of departing flights: 2,688
• All flights: 5,365
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
• City: Dallas, TX
• Total on-time rate: 64.90%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 67.6%
• Percent of departures on time: 62.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 28,961
• Number of departing flights: 28,959
• All flights: 57,920
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
• City: Philadelphia, PA
• Total on-time rate: 64.85%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 61.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 68%
• Number of arriving flights: 8,399
• Number of departing flights: 8,395
• All flights: 16,794
Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
• City: Chicago, IL
• Total on-time rate: 63.95%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 58.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 69.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 35,226
• Number of departing flights: 35,231
• All flights: 70,457
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
• City: Newark, NJ
• Total on-time rate: 63.65%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 60.7%
• Percent of departures on time: 66.6%
• Number of arriving flights: 14,078
• Number of departing flights: 14,078
• All flights: 28,156
Nome Airport (OME)
• City: Nome, AK
• Total on-time rate: 62.15%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 61.1%
• Percent of departures on time: 63.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 1,918
• Number of departing flights: 1,917
• All flights: 3,835
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
• City: Washington, DC
• Total on-time rate: 62.10%
• Percent of arrivals on time: 58%
• Percent of departures on time: 66.2%
• Number of arriving flights: 12,194
• Number of departing flights: 12,192
• All flights: 24,386
Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP)

City: Islip, NY
Total on-time rate: 60.30%
Percent of arrivals on time: 56.6%
Percent of departures on time: 64%
Number of arriving flights: 2,497
Number of departing flights: 2,497
All flights: 4,994

Data and Methodology

Data comes from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for July 2025. Seventy-five of the largest airports by total flight volume with available data were ranked based on the weighted percentage of departures and arrivals operating at the scheduled time.

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