With the complaint that is traveling during the busy winter months comes the much-dreaded symptom of delayed flights. All together now: Woe is us. Anyway, to help guide travelers avoid the distress of lingering overnight in airports, or not having a clue as to when their flight might be rescheduled for, travel site Hopper has arranged a list of the U.S.’s top 20 airports to avoid during the year’s colder holiday months.
“In order to find out, we analyzed this year’s flight search data to determine the 20 most popular airports during the winter months,” the site states. “These airports account for about 75% of flight search during winter months and are likely to be the busiest.”
“We then looked at the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) figures on airport delays,” they added.
And this is what they came up with:
20. Honolulu, HI
Honolulu International Airport, 14% of Delayed Flights
19. Miami, FL
Miami International Airport, 22% of Delayed Flights
18. Seattle, WA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, 22% of Delayed Flights
17. Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, 24% of Delayed Flights
16. Detroit, MI
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 24% of Delayed Flights
15. Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, 25% of Delayed Flights
14. San Francisco, CA
San Francisco International Airport, 26% of Delayed Flights
13. Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles International Airport, 30% of Delayed Flights
12. Boston, MA
Logan International Airport, 26% of Delayed Flights
11. Las Vegas, NV
McCarran International Airport, 30% of Delayed Flights
10. New York City, NY
John F. Kennedy International Airport, 30% of Delayed Flights
9. Fort Myers, FL
Southwest Florida International Airport, 31% of Delayed Flights
8. Orlando, FL
Orlando International Airport, 31% of Delayed Flights
7. New York City, NY
LaGuardia Airport, 31% of Delayed Flights
6. Tampa, FL
Tampa International Airport, 32% of Delayed Flights
5. Dallas, TX
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 32% of Delayed Flights
4. Denver, CO
Denver International Airport, 37% of Delayed Flights
3. Newark, NJ
Newark Liberty International Airport, 37% of Delayed Flights
2. Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, 38% of Delayed Flights
1. Chicago, IL
O’Hare International Airport, 42% of Delayed Flights
