Which US airports have the most cancelled flights?

In the 12 months through August 2026, New York, NY (LGA) cancelled 5% of scheduled departures, the most of the 102 U.S. airports with at least 10,000 departures, followed by New York, NY (JFK) and Washington, DC (DCA), at 4% and 4%. Long Beach, CA (LGB) cancelled the fewest, 0.4%; Atlanta (ATL), the busiest, cancelled 1.8%. Search for any airport by city or code.

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Measure: % of scheduled departures cancelled. Written from the data below.

  • New York, NY (LGA) has the highest figure, 5%, followed by New York, NY (JFK) (4%) and Washington, DC (DCA) (4%).
  • Long Beach, CA (LGB) has the lowest figure, 0.4%, followed by Boise, ID (BOI) (0.5%) and Oakland, CA (OAK) (0.6%).
  • The highest is 13 times the lowest.

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U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present)
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Chartly. “Which US airports have the most cancelled flights?” Chart. Data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance (Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, 1987–present), https://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.aspx?gnoyr_VQ=FGJ&QO_fu146_anzr=b0-gvzr (data as of August 31, 2026). https://chart.ly/charts/airport-cancellations (accessed November 4, 2026).

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Airport % of scheduled departures cancelled
New York, NY (LGA) 5
New York, NY (JFK) 4
Washington, DC (DCA) 4
White Plains, NY (HPN) 3.9
Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO) 3.4
Newark, NJ (EWR) 3.4
Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 3.1
Providence, RI (PVD) 3.1
Richmond, VA (RIC) 3.1
Boston, MA (BOS) 3
Madison, WI (MSN) 3
Buffalo, NY (BUF) 2.9
Portland, ME (PWM) 2.9
Rochester, NY (ROC) 2.9
Chicago, IL (ORD) 2.8
Greer, SC (GSP) 2.8
Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) 2.7
Norfolk, VA (ORF) 2.7
Syracuse, NY (SYR) 2.7
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) 2.6
Des Moines, IA (DSM) 2.6
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) 2.6
Charleston, SC (CHS) 2.5
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) 2.5
Cleveland, OH (CLE) 2.4
Hartford, CT (BDL) 2.4
Milwaukee, WI (MKE) 2.4
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) 2.4
Louisville, KY (SDF) 2.3
Memphis, TN (MEM) 2.3
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) 2.2
Savannah, GA (SAV) 2.2
Albany, NY (ALB) 2.1
Charlotte, NC (CLT) 2.1
Columbus, OH (CMH) 2.1
Knoxville, TN (TYS) 2.1
Pensacola, FL (PNS) 2.1
San Juan, PR (SJU) 2.1
Baltimore, MD (BWI) 2
Cincinnati, OH (CVG) 2
Detroit, MI (DTW) 2
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) 2
Indianapolis, IN (IND) 2
Fort Myers, FL (RSW) 1.9
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR) 1.9
Jacksonville, FL (JAX) 1.9
Wichita, KS (ICT) 1.9
Atlanta, GA (ATL) 1.8
Little Rock, AR (LIT) 1.8
Orlando, FL (MCO) 1.8
Tulsa, OK (TUL) 1.8
Birmingham, AL (BHM) 1.7
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) 1.7
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ) 1.7
Miami, FL (MIA) 1.6
Tampa, FL (TPA) 1.6
Chicago, IL (MDW) 1.5
Kansas City, MO (MCI) 1.5
Nashville, TN (BNA) 1.5
New Orleans, LA (MSY) 1.5
Valparaiso, FL (VPS) 1.5
Dallas, TX (DAL) 1.4
Kona, HI (KOA) 1.4
Minneapolis, MN (MSP) 1.4
Washington, DC (IAD) 1.4
Burbank, CA (BUR) 1.3
Lihue, HI (LIH) 1.3
Omaha, NE (OMA) 1.3
Palm Springs, CA (PSP) 1.3
San Diego, CA (SAN) 1.3
St. Louis, MO (STL) 1.3
Austin, TX (AUS) 1.2
San Antonio, TX (SAT) 1.2
Anchorage, AK (ANC) 1.1
Colorado Springs, CO (COS) 1.1
Honolulu, HI (HNL) 1.1
Houston, TX (IAH) 1.1
Kahului, HI (OGG) 1.1
Santa Ana, CA (SNA) 1.1
El Paso, TX (ELP) 1
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 1
San Francisco, CA (SFO) 1
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) 0.9
Fresno, CA (FAT) 0.9
Houston, TX (HOU) 0.9
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) 0.9
Ontario, CA (ONT) 0.9
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) 0.9
Reno, NV (RNO) 0.9
Seattle, WA (SEA) 0.9
Tucson, AZ (TUS) 0.9
Bozeman, MT (BZN) 0.8
Denver, CO (DEN) 0.8
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) 0.8
Portland, OR (PDX) 0.7
Sacramento, CA (SMF) 0.7
San Jose, CA (SJC) 0.7
Sanford, FL (SFB) 0.7
Spokane, WA (GEG) 0.7
Oakland, CA (OAK) 0.6
Boise, ID (BOI) 0.5
Long Beach, CA (LGB) 0.4

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