Flight delays and cancellations have been increasing around the country in recent weeks due to the ongoing pilot shortage just as summer travel begins to ramp up.
Travel experts believe that the delays and cancellations will likely get worse throughout the summer, so that begs the question, what are some of the best and worst airports in the country in relation to delayed travel?
TravelPulse ranked which U.S. airports are the best and worst for delayed flights, thanks to research from OAG, which analyzes on-time performance rates, as well as AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, which looked at the performance of U.S. airports that had at least 100,000 flights in 2021.
Travelers from Minnesota have had great luck recently, as the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) cancelled just 1.5% of its 11,663 flights in May. On average, more than four out of five flights leaving MSP were on time in May, according to OAG.
While travelers from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport also had great success of leaving on time last month, as 80% of departures were on schedule and less than 2% were cancelled in May.
Even though the San Francisco International Airport cancelled just 1.2% of its 13,340 flights last month, its departure rate was not as strong, posting a 79% on-time rate. Similarly, flights leaving the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were on time 77.4% of the time in May. Although, there were more than 33,000 flights leaving Atlanta last month, and only 1.8% were cancelled.
Heading out west in Utah, the Salt Lake City International Airport saw much less travel than other airports in the country, but still managed to leave on time 84% of the time. Only 1.3% of its nearly 9,600 flights in May had to be cancelled. As for a much busier airport, the Denver International Airport stayed on schedule about 75% of the time in May and cancelled only 1.4% of its flights.
Travelers hoping to escape from their trip to Las Vegas have dealt with their fair share of delays and cancellations as well. Only 70.8% of flights leaving the Harry Reid International Airport were on time last month.
It should come as no surprise that Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey saw a ridiculous amount of delays and cancellations in May. It's on-time departure rate was the worst among major airports at 57% last month, and they also cancelled about 5.7% of its roughly 17,800 flights.
Florida continues to be a top vacation spot in the summer, but getting back home could be a challenge for many travelers. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport cancelled about 2% of its roughly 10,000 flights in May, and left on time only 70.1% of the time. Leaving Disney World appears to be an even bigger challenge, as the Orlando International Airport had an on-time departure rate of only 69.7% in May.
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