Worst US airports for delays
Ranked by on-time departure rate with cancellations counted against it. February 2025 – July 2026.
| # | Airport | City | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAL | Dallas, TX | 6,025 | 51.06% | 1.18% | F |
| 2 | DFW | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 27,815 | 62.12% | 4.55% | F |
| 3 | MDW | Chicago, IL | 6,937 | 60.65% | 1.53% | F |
| 4 | HOU | Houston, TX | 4,514 | 60.74% | 0.62% | F |
| 5 | BNA | Nashville, TN | 9,725 | 62.07% | 0.98% | F |
| 6 | DCA | Washington, VA | 11,953 | 71.86% | 4.94% | F |
| 7 | LAS | Las Vegas, NV | 13,704 | 64.02% | 0.77% | F |
| 8 | SFO | San Francisco, CA | 13,415 | 63.92% | 0.7% | F |
| 9 | BWI | Baltimore, MD | 8,045 | 65.61% | 1.16% | F |
| 10 | OAK | Oakland, CA | 2,597 | 64.93% | 0.42% | F |
| 11 | SAN | San Diego, CA | 8,996 | 66.2% | 1% | F |
| 12 | LSI | Lerwick | 3,484 | 72.76% | 4.1% | F |
| 13 | STL | St. Louis, MO | 5,463 | 66.96% | 1.17% | F |
| 14 | AUS | Austin, TX | 7,879 | 66.71% | 0.98% | F |
| 15 | MAN | Manchester | 140,962 | 66.69% | 0.92% | F |
| 16 | HTI | Hamilton Island | 2,357 | 67.37% | 1.06% | F |
| 17 | BHX | Birmingham | 71,552 | 67.99% | 1.26% | F |
| 18 | KGI | Broadwood | 3,331 | 72.52% | 2.88% | F |
| 19 | ORD | Chicago, IL | 31,374 | 73.27% | 3.19% | D |
| 20 | MSY | New Orleans, LA | 3,709 | 69.63% | 1.11% | D |
| 21 | CLT | Charlotte, NC | 15,079 | 70.75% | 1.67% | D |
| 22 | PQQ | Port Macquarie | 3,034 | 76.87% | 4.68% | D |
| 23 | LST | Launceston (Western Junction) | 7,787 | 71.94% | 2.07% | D |
| 24 | DEN | Denver, CO | 28,634 | 68.9% | 0.41% | D |
| 25 | SAT | San Antonio, TX | 3,393 | 71.5% | 1.65% | D |
| 26 | LGA | New York, NY | 10,877 | 76.57% | 4.16% | D |
| 27 | DBO | Dubbo | 3,795 | 75.97% | 3.85% | D |
| 28 | CFS | Coffs Harbour | 3,312 | 74.29% | 2.99% | D |
| 29 | MCY | Maroochydore | 7,424 | 70.58% | 1.02% | D |
| 30 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | 9,707 | 74.12% | 2.73% | D |
| 31 | PHX | Phoenix, AZ | 15,685 | 69.61% | 0.43% | D |
| 32 | MCO | Orlando, FL | 12,541 | 71.16% | 1% | D |
| 33 | IAH | Houston, TX | 9,903 | 70.94% | 0.75% | D |
| 34 | EXT | Exeter | 5,486 | 72.92% | 1.64% | D |
| 35 | BOH | Bournemouth | 6,212 | 70.24% | 0.1% | D |
| 36 | LCY | London | 34,132 | 73.59% | 1.73% | D |
| 37 | LGW | London | 175,912 | 72.19% | 0.66% | D |
| 38 | SOU | Southampton | 17,404 | 76.4% | 2.7% | D |
| 39 | MQL | Mildura | 3,226 | 75.6% | 2.29% | D |
| 40 | MCI | Kansas City, MO | 4,581 | 73.67% | 1.24% | D |
| 41 | SNA | Santa Ana, CA | 3,822 | 73.61% | 1.05% | D |
| 42 | SYD | Sydney (Mascot) | 135,328 | 77.48% | 2.93% | D |
| 43 | ONT | Ontario, CA | 2,304 | 73.7% | 1% | D |
| 44 | HBA | Hobart (Cambridge) | 13,194 | 74.4% | 1.31% | D |
| 45 | LBA | Leeds | 24,804 | 73.97% | 1.09% | D |
| 46 | PLO | Port Lincoln | 4,428 | 81.21% | 4.7% | D |
| 47 | CBR | Canberra | 26,037 | 80.12% | 4.15% | D |
| 48 | STN | London | 122,284 | 72.28% | 0.2% | D |
| 49 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6,077 | 74.25% | 1.14% | D |
| 50 | OOL | Gold Coast | 23,417 | 75.42% | 1.72% | C |