Which US airports are most often delayed and canceled flights

As millions prepare for their holidays, an analysis of airport delays and cancellations can give travelers an idea of ​​whether they need to be patient during the winter months. New York Post.

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AAA expects winter travel to be very close to pre-pandemic levels and warns that airlines have taken steps to avoid long delays.

“Airlines have cut back on less popular/profitable routes in order to have enough staff to avoid delays and flight cancellations. Those who fly between the most popular routes will see airfare 22% more expensive, averaging $166 round trip,” AAA said in a press release.

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Despite the best intentions of airlines, a FOX Weather analysis of data provided by FlightAware revealed which airports are most likely to experience problems between December and February.

For the past six winter months, Newark Liberty International has had the highest percentage of flight delays and cancellations among major US airports. Based on flight schedules, an average of 29 percent of planes were either delayed or cancelled.

Newark's operators, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, did not respond to comment on the story, but a look at climate data shows that upstate parts of the state average over 50 cm of snow, enough to start chaos with arrivals and departures. airplanes.

“Northern New Jersey is close enough to the storm paths that cross the Great Lakes region and down St. Lawrence Valley to receive some of its rainfall from this source," Garden State climatologists said.

Other airports with high rates of combined cancellations and delays include Denver International Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Nine of the 10 airports that top FOX Weather's list with the most delays and cancellations typically experience some form of winter precipitation that can slow or halt air travel.

Which airport usually has the most cancellations?

A winter storm hitting a major airport hub along the I-95 corridor could result in thousands of flight cancellations.

Depending on the number of scheduled flights, airports may have a higher cancellation rate than a city with a high number of canceled aircraft.

Not every delay or cancellation is the same, meaning that a city with more flights may actually have a lower rate if it's a base for a lot of scheduled flights.

For example, during the winter of 2019-2020, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport had over 108 scheduled flights compared to just over 000 at Boston's Logan International Airport. Boston has a higher proportion of canceled flights than Chicago, so it ranks higher on the list of airports with the highest number of cancellations.

According to FOX Weather's analysis of available data, passengers are more likely to experience cancellations in Boston than in the Windy City.

Over the past two winters, the cancellation average ranking has put Boston in first place in the number of canceled flights, followed by Newark, O'Hare, LaGuardia and Denver.

Airports with the most cancellations in winter (based on scheduled flights):

• Boston Logan International Airport 1792 cancellations.
• Newark Liberty International Airport 1758 cancellations.
• O'Hare International Airport 4052 cancellations.
• LaGuardia Airport 1565 cancellations.
• Denver International Airport 1969 cancellations.

Which cities have the biggest delays?

The airport that came second on our list for the number of cancellations topped the list for the number of delays.

Over the past six winter months, Newark has averaged over 12 delays per winter season. Other airports rounding out the top five include Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Orlando.

Again, the number of scheduled flights played a role in each airport's ranking.

Orlando handled more scheduled flights than Minneapolis, meaning delays in the Twin Cities led to it being ranked higher.

Airports with the most winter delays (based on scheduled flights):

• Newark Liberty International Airport 12 delays.
• O'Hare International Airport 18 delays.
• Denver International Airport 16 delays.
• Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport 7775 delays.
• Orlando International Airport 8 delays.

However, Orlando is not known for its winter storms, and the last snowfall to hit the region was over 45 years ago when the Arctic front brought colossal snowfall.

So why did Orlando top the list of delays? Travel experts say the reasons lie in more than just the impact of nature on the aviation industry.

Florida airports are ranked high despite the lack of winter weather.

Florida is known as the "Sunshine State" where snow rarely falls and temperatures usually stay above freezing, but airports like Orlando and Miami outperform many other southern cities in terms of flight delays and cancellations.

Travel experts believe that traffic jams in the skies over Florida over the past few years have caused problems for major airlines, which have come to the attention of the Federal Aviation Administration.

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“Florida is in the process of improving. During the pandemic, flights have increased not only at Florida airports, but also in private aviation, especially at airports like Palm Beach. So you have private jets competing for the same airspace as airlines. No one predicted the huge growth in private aviation during the pandemic,” said Kathleen Bangs, a former commercial airline pilot and current FlightAware spokesperson.

Bangs said opening up ocean routes could help reduce the load on the system, but could also lead to other problems.

“One of the problems with opening and using these routes is that many planes do not have life rafts, life jackets, etc., and if you need to change one plane for another due to a mechanical problem or because of a delay - then you may not have the necessary equipment on board,” Bangs said.

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