Air travel

Which US airports have the most delayed departures?

From August 2025 to July 2026, 31.7% of flights leaving Dallas Love Field (DAL) left 15 or more minutes late, the most of the 102 U.S. airports with at least 10,000 departures. Hawaii's airports had the fewest, with Kona (KOA) at 13.4%; Atlanta (ATL), the busiest, was at 21.6%. Search for any airport by city or code.

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Airport % of flights leaving 15+ minutes late
Dallas, TX (DAL) 31.7
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) 30
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) 28.9
Chicago, IL (MDW) 28.2
Nashville, TN (BNA) 27.9
Sanford, FL (SFB) 27.2
Baltimore, MD (BWI) 27.1
Chicago, IL (ORD) 26.6
Houston, TX (HOU) 26.6
Washington, DC (DCA) 26.6
Orlando, FL (MCO) 26.4
Miami, FL (MIA) 26
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) 25.6
San Diego, CA (SAN) 25.6
West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL (PBI) 25.5
Austin, TX (AUS) 25
St. Louis, MO (STL) 24.9
Charlotte, NC (CLT) 24.4
Oakland, CA (OAK) 24.1
San Francisco, CA (SFO) 24.1
New York, NY (LGA) 24
San Juan, PR (SJU) 24
Philadelphia, PA (PHL) 23.9
Denver, CO (DEN) 23.8
Boston, MA (BOS) 23.5
Phoenix, AZ (PHX) 23.3
New Orleans, LA (MSY) 22.8
Rochester, NY (ROC) 22.6
Buffalo, NY (BUF) 22.4
White Plains, NY (HPN) 22.4
Tampa, FL (TPA) 22.3
Knoxville, TN (TYS) 22
New York, NY (JFK) 21.9
Atlanta, GA (ATL) 21.6
Fort Myers, FL (RSW) 21.5
Richmond, VA (RIC) 21.5
Myrtle Beach, SC (MYR) 21.3
Detroit, MI (DTW) 21.2
Valparaiso, FL (VPS) 21.2
Seattle, WA (SEA) 21.1
Houston, TX (IAH) 21
Kansas City, MO (MCI) 21
Pensacola, FL (PNS) 20.9
Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) 20.7
Jacksonville, FL (JAX) 20.6
Milwaukee, WI (MKE) 20.6
Charleston, SC (CHS) 20.3
Grand Rapids, MI (GRR) 20.3
Newark, NJ (EWR) 20.3
El Paso, TX (ELP) 20.2
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 20.2
Santa Ana, CA (SNA) 20.2
Savannah, GA (SAV) 20.1
Colorado Springs, CO (COS) 20
Memphis, TN (MEM) 20
Syracuse, NY (SYR) 19.9
Bozeman, MT (BZN) 19.7
Norfolk, VA (ORF) 19.7
Des Moines, IA (DSM) 19.6
Sarasota/Bradenton, FL (SRQ) 19.6
Albany, NY (ALB) 19.5
Palm Springs, CA (PSP) 19.5
Providence, RI (PVD) 19.5
Sacramento, CA (SMF) 19.4
Wichita, KS (ICT) 19.4
Burbank, CA (BUR) 19.1
Hartford, CT (BDL) 19.1
Indianapolis, IN (IND) 19.1
Minneapolis, MN (MSP) 19.1
Ontario, CA (ONT) 19.1
Birmingham, AL (BHM) 18.9
Cleveland, OH (CLE) 18.9
Greer, SC (GSP) 18.9
Little Rock, AR (LIT) 18.9
Omaha, NE (OMA) 18.9
Columbus, OH (CMH) 18.8
Cincinnati, OH (CVG) 18.7
San Antonio, TX (SAT) 18.7
Reno, NV (RNO) 18.6
San Jose, CA (SJC) 18.5
Louisville, KY (SDF) 18.2
Oklahoma City, OK (OKC) 18.2
Albuquerque, NM (ABQ) 18.1
Madison, WI (MSN) 18
Portland, ME (PWM) 18
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) 17.8
Greensboro/High Point, NC (GSO) 17.8
Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) 17.7
Long Beach, CA (LGB) 17.3
Tulsa, OK (TUL) 17.2
Tucson, AZ (TUS) 17
Fresno, CA (FAT) 16.9
Portland, OR (PDX) 16.7
Anchorage, AK (ANC) 16.4
Washington, DC (IAD) 16.2
Spokane, WA (GEG) 15.8
Boise, ID (BOI) 15.7
Honolulu, HI (HNL) 15.7
Salt Lake City, UT (SLC) 15.3
Kahului, HI (OGG) 15.1
Lihue, HI (LIH) 14.2
Kona, HI (KOA) 13.4