Worst Major Airports for Summer Peak Travel Delays
Holidays · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Data through July 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026
How much on-time departures drop during summer peak travel (2024-08-01–2024-08-15, 2025-06-15–2025-08-15, 2026-06-15–2026-07-31) compared with all other days, at the 68 major airports.
Chicago (MDW) ranks first at -15.0 pts, and Kahului (OGG) is last of the 68 listed at -0.9 pts.
The median across this list is -8.1 pts.
Top 15: change vs other days
Chicago (MDW)-15.0 pts
Baltimore (BWI)-14.9 pts
Charlotte (CLT)-14.0 pts
Philadelphia (PHL)-12.9 pts
Norfolk (ORF)-12.5 pts
Orlando (MCO)-12.2 pts
Nashville (BNA)-11.8 pts
New York (JFK)-11.6 pts
Denver (DEN)-11.6 pts
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)-11.5 pts
Jacksonville (JAX)-11.1 pts
Houston (HOU)-11.0 pts
Dallas (DAL)-10.7 pts
Washington (IAD)-10.6 pts
Atlanta (ATL)-10.0 pts
Full ranking
| # | Name | Change vs usual | Holiday on-time | Other days | Holiday departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago (MDW) | -15.0 pts | 63.0% | 78.0% | 29,418 |
| 2 | Baltimore (BWI) | -14.9 pts | 62.0% | 76.9% | 34,901 |
| 3 | Charlotte (CLT) | -14.0 pts | 64.4% | 78.4% | 65,971 |
| 4 | Philadelphia (PHL) | -12.9 pts | 66.9% | 79.8% | 38,361 |
| 5 | Norfolk (ORF) | -12.5 pts | 70.6% | 83.1% | 7,794 |
| 6 | Orlando (MCO) | -12.2 pts | 65.8% | 77.9% | 52,915 |
| 7 | Nashville (BNA) | -11.8 pts | 66.0% | 77.8% | 38,636 |
| 8 | New York (JFK) | -11.6 pts | 70.3% | 81.9% | 37,564 |
| 9 | Denver (DEN) | -11.6 pts | 66.9% | 78.5% | 116,833 |
| 10 | Raleigh/Durham (RDU) | -11.5 pts | 71.2% | 82.7% | 19,833 |
| 11 | Jacksonville (JAX) | -11.1 pts | 71.4% | 82.5% | 10,330 |
| 12 | Houston (HOU) | -11.0 pts | 66.9% | 77.9% | 19,586 |
| 13 | Dallas (DAL) | -10.7 pts | 63.2% | 74.0% | 24,886 |
| 14 | Washington (IAD) | -10.6 pts | 74.7% | 85.3% | 20,889 |
| 15 | Atlanta (ATL) | -10.0 pts | 70.4% | 80.4% | 114,251 |
| 16 | Miami (MIA) | -10.0 pts | 66.7% | 76.7% | 36,102 |
| 17 | St. Louis (STL) | -9.9 pts | 70.0% | 79.9% | 23,196 |
| 18 | New Orleans (MSY) | -9.7 pts | 69.8% | 79.5% | 15,735 |
| 19 | Austin (AUS) | -9.7 pts | 69.3% | 78.9% | 31,665 |
| 20 | New York (LGA) | -9.6 pts | 70.8% | 80.4% | 47,303 |
| 21 | Buffalo (BUF) | -9.6 pts | 72.2% | 81.7% | 7,761 |
| 22 | Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | -9.6 pts | 64.7% | 74.2% | 114,953 |
| 23 | Houston (IAH) | -9.4 pts | 70.6% | 80.0% | 41,237 |
| 24 | Tampa (TPA) | -9.4 pts | 70.8% | 80.2% | 25,624 |
| 25 | Washington (DCA) | -9.2 pts | 67.7% | 76.9% | 48,777 |
| 26 | Hartford (BDL) | -9.0 pts | 74.7% | 83.6% | 7,875 |
| 27 | Seattle (SEA) | -8.9 pts | 72.5% | 81.4% | 65,504 |
| 28 | Las Vegas (LAS) | -8.7 pts | 69.6% | 78.2% | 61,015 |
| 29 | Chicago (ORD) | -8.6 pts | 68.9% | 77.5% | 123,325 |
| 30 | Cincinnati (CVG) | -8.6 pts | 75.0% | 83.5% | 12,977 |
| 31 | Newark (EWR) | -8.5 pts | 72.4% | 80.8% | 41,323 |
| 32 | San Francisco (SFO) | -8.3 pts | 72.2% | 80.5% | 52,849 |
| 33 | Oakland (OAK) | -8.1 pts | 73.3% | 81.4% | 11,915 |
| 34 | San Diego (SAN) | -8.1 pts | 70.8% | 78.9% | 35,979 |
| 35 | Charleston (CHS) | -8.0 pts | 74.0% | 82.1% | 9,059 |
| 36 | Detroit (DTW) | -7.8 pts | 74.2% | 82.0% | 44,038 |
| 37 | Omaha (OMA) | -7.6 pts | 76.5% | 84.1% | 9,242 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh (PIT) | -7.4 pts | 77.3% | 84.8% | 15,853 |
| 39 | Phoenix (PHX) | -7.3 pts | 73.0% | 80.3% | 63,099 |
| 40 | Minneapolis (MSP) | -7.3 pts | 76.4% | 83.7% | 43,769 |
| 41 | Cleveland (CLE) | -7.3 pts | 76.8% | 84.0% | 14,689 |
| 42 | Boston (BOS) | -7.3 pts | 72.5% | 79.8% | 52,335 |
| 43 | Kansas City (MCI) | -7.2 pts | 75.3% | 82.6% | 18,260 |
| 44 | Portland (PDX) | -7.2 pts | 78.8% | 86.0% | 23,997 |
| 45 | Anchorage (ANC) | -7.1 pts | 79.0% | 86.0% | 9,467 |
| 46 | San Jose (SJC) | -6.9 pts | 77.9% | 84.8% | 16,473 |
| 47 | Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | -6.5 pts | 68.5% | 75.0% | 27,651 |
| 48 | Memphis (MEM) | -6.5 pts | 76.0% | 82.5% | 9,061 |
| 49 | Oklahoma City (OKC) | -6.5 pts | 77.0% | 83.5% | 8,907 |
| 50 | San Juan (SJU) | -6.5 pts | 72.5% | 79.0% | 13,324 |
| 51 | Santa Ana (SNA) | -6.4 pts | 76.4% | 82.8% | 15,902 |
| 52 | Los Angeles (LAX) | -6.4 pts | 76.9% | 83.3% | 69,082 |
| 53 | Columbus (CMH) | -6.3 pts | 77.3% | 83.6% | 15,785 |
| 54 | Indianapolis (IND) | -6.3 pts | 77.6% | 83.9% | 16,981 |
| 55 | Albuquerque (ABQ) | -6.2 pts | 78.1% | 84.3% | 9,044 |
| 56 | Sacramento (SMF) | -6.1 pts | 77.4% | 83.5% | 21,081 |
| 57 | Milwaukee (MKE) | -6.1 pts | 76.6% | 82.6% | 10,615 |
| 58 | Ontario (ONT) | -6.0 pts | 78.2% | 84.2% | 9,596 |
| 59 | San Antonio (SAT) | -5.9 pts | 77.3% | 83.3% | 14,442 |
| 60 | Fort Myers (RSW) | -5.9 pts | 75.1% | 81.0% | 8,639 |
| 61 | Louisville (SDF) | -5.9 pts | 78.0% | 83.9% | 8,450 |
| 62 | Salt Lake City (SLC) | -5.8 pts | 80.2% | 85.9% | 41,291 |
| 63 | Reno (RNO) | -5.7 pts | 78.2% | 83.9% | 8,116 |
| 64 | Boise (BOI) | -5.5 pts | 81.0% | 86.5% | 8,429 |
| 65 | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach (PBI) | -5.1 pts | 71.0% | 76.0% | 8,285 |
| 66 | Burbank (BUR) | -3.1 pts | 79.9% | 83.0% | 10,767 |
| 67 | Honolulu (HNL) | -1.1 pts | 85.6% | 86.7% | 20,625 |
| 68 | Kahului (OGG) | -0.9 pts | 86.3% | 87.2% | 9,099 |
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