Full On-time Performance Ranking of the 45 Busiest Airports
RewardExpert examined historical data on the 45 busiest domestic airports to determine their overall on-time performance during peak travel dates for Labor Day that include the eight days surrounding the holiday.
Below is the full ranking of all 45 airports.
| # | AIRPORT | CITY & STATE | PERCENT OF FLIGHTS ON TIME | AVERAGE FLIGHTS DURING TRAVEL PERIOD PER YEAR | 5 YEAR CAGR* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel K. Inouye HNL | Honolulu, HI |
90.9% |
1100 | -2.7% |
| 2 | Salt Lake City SLC | Salt Lake City, UT |
90.7% |
2361 | -4.1% |
| 3 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul MSP | Minneapolis/ Saint Paul, MN |
89.5% |
2613 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Sky Harbor PHX | Phoenix, AZ |
88.5% |
3503 | -4.7% |
| 5 | Charlotte Douglas CLT | Charlotte, NC |
87.9% |
2685 | -3.9% |
| 6 | Seattle–Tacoma SEA | SeaTac, WA |
87.8% |
2521 | 5.3% |
| 7 | Dallas/Fort Worth DFW | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX |
87.4% |
5728 | -0.6% |
| 8 | Hartsfield–Jackson ATL | Atlanta, GA |
87.2% |
8194 | -1.2% |
| 9 | George Bush IAH | Houston, TX |
86.9% |
3567 | -3.2% |
| 10 | John Wayne SNA | Santa Ana, CA |
86.9% |
853 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Denver International Airport DEN | Denver, CO |
86.8% |
4913 | -3.7% |
| 12 | Portland International Airport PWM | Portland, WA |
86.7% |
1202 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Detroit Metropolitan Airport DTW | Detriot, MI |
86.7% |
2413 | 4.9% |
| 14 | Los Angeles International Airport LAX | Los Angeles, CA |
86.5% |
4691 | 0.6% |
| 15 | McCarran LAS | Las Vegas, NV |
86.3% |
3023 | -0.4% |
| 16 | Norman Y. Mineta SJC | San Jose, CA |
86.2% |
874 | 0.4% |
| 17 | SouthwestRSW | Fort Myers, FL |
86.0% |
361 | -2.8% |
| 18 | Dallas Love Field DAL | Dallas, TX |
86.0% |
1045 | 12.5% |
| 19 | Miami International Airport MIA | Miami, FL |
85.8% |
1579 | -0.4% |
| 20 | Orlando International Airport MCO | Orlando, FL |
85.6% |
2225 | -2.2% |
| 21 | San Diego SAN | San Diego, CA |
85.2% |
1625 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Pittsburgh PIT | Pittsburgh, PA |
85.0% |
650 | -5.8% |
| 23 | Tampa International Airport TPA | Tampa, FL |
85.0% |
1252 | -1.6% |
| 24 | St. Louis STL | Saint Louis, MO |
84.9% |
1159 | -3.5% |
| 25 | Austin-Bergstrom AUS | Austin, TX |
84.9% |
920 | -0.1% |
| 26 | William P. Hobby HOU | Houston, TX |
84.7% |
1163 | 2.5% |
| 27 | Oakland International AirportOAK | Oakland, CA |
84.7% |
966 | 0.5% |
| 28 | Midway International Airport MDW | Chicago, IL |
84.5% |
1879 | 0.9% |
| 29 | San Antonio International Airport SAT | San Antonio, TX |
84.4% |
747 | -4.7% |
| 30 | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood FLL | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
84.3% |
1235 | 4.9% |
| 31 | Sacramento SMF | Sacramento, CA |
84.3% |
918 | -1.3% |
| 32 | Kansas City MCI | Kansas City, MO |
84.0% |
977 | -4.1% |
| 33 | Nashville BNA | Nashville, TN |
83.8% |
1151 | -0.3% |
| 34 | O’Hare ORD | Chicago, IL |
83.3% |
6629 | 0.6% |
| 35 | Ronald Reagan DCA | Washington D.C., VA |
83.2% |
1581 | 4.0% |
| 36 | Philadelphia PHI | Philadelphia, PA |
82.7% |
1660 | -3.9% |
| 37 | Raleigh-Durham RDU | Raleigh/Durham, NC |
82.7% |
875 | -6.1% |
| 38 | Washington Dulles IAD | Washington D.C., VA |
82.3% |
1352 | -15.9% |
| 39 | Baltimore–Washington BWI | BAltimore, MD |
82.2% |
2087 | -2.9% |
| 40 | John F. Kennedy JFK | New York City, NY |
82.0% |
2236 | 0.8% |
| 41 | Logan BOS | Boston, MA |
81.2% |
2435 | 2.5% |
| 42 | Louis Armstrong MSW | New Orleans, LA |
80.5% |
768 | 2.9% |
| 43 | San Francisco SFO | San Francisco, CA |
78.2% |
3572 | 1.3% |
| 44 | LaGuardia LGA | New York, NY |
76.7% |
2219 | 1.7% |
| 45 | Newark Liberty EWR | Newark, NJ |
76.6% |
2407 | -1.3% |