These Are the Airports With the Highest Delay Rate in America

• New research reveals the airports with the shortest average delays, crowning Hawaii’s Ellison Onizuka Kona International as the top.
• The airport has an average delay of just 5 minutes and 36 seconds, over 17 minutes less than the airport with the longest average delay.
• In second place is North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad International, followed by Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International.

A new report has uncovered the airports with the shortest average delays.

The study, conducted by the Sudoku.com.au assessed data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) regarding delays between January and December 2023. This data was then compiled to rank each airport based on how long the average delay was.

Top 10 Airports with the Shortest Delays

The research revealed Hawaii’s Ellison Onizuka Kona International at Keahole airport to have the shortest delay at just 5 minutes and 36 seconds. Last year, the airport served over 2.4 million passengers, with 2.04 million passengers traveling domestically and 41,000 internationally. In total, there were over 18,900 flights in 2023.

Placing second is North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad International with an average delay time of 5 minutes and 47 seconds. In 2023, there were over 12,500 flights carrying nearly 900,000 passengers, all of which were domestic flights.

Ranking third is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska. Here, the average departure delay totaled 6 minutes and 11 seconds. According to the BTS, last year over 2.5 million passengers were served across 34,000 flights.

In joint fourth place are Oregon’s Portland International Airport and Hawaii’s Lihue Airport with an average delay of 6 minutes and 16 seconds each. Portland International handled over 71,000 flights last year, while Lihue Airport totaled just over 16,000 flights.

Idaho’s Boise Air Terminal comes in fifth place with an average delay of 6 minutes and 24 seconds. Last year, all 25,000 flights from the airport were domestic and the terminal served over 2.3 million passengers.

Next in line are Washington’s Spokane International with average delays of 6 minutes and 42 seconds in sixth place, and South Carolina’s Greenville-Spartanburg International in seventh place with an average of 6 minutes and 50 seconds.

Ranking in eighth place is Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport in California. The average departure delay totals 6 minutes and 55 seconds here.

Pittsburgh International in Pennsylvania places ninth shortest with an average delay of 7 minutes and 36 seconds, followed in tenth place by Arizona’s Tucson International with the average delay sitting at 7 minutes and 43 seconds.

On the other end of the spectrum, Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has the longest average delay time nationwide, at 22 minutes and 54 seconds. In 2023, there were over 120,000 departures from the airport according to BTS data, carrying over 17.03 million passengers.

Commenting on the findings, an expert from Sudoku.com.au said: “Delays on your flight can really dampen your vacation or travel experience, and it’s important to keep in mind which airports and airlines provide a better experience than others.

However, often a delay can be unavoidable, particularly in peak seasons such as Christmas when the weather is more unpredictable and there is a lot more demand for flights. Making sure you’ve packed carefully, whether it’s a book to read, a game to play, is essential, in making the travel experience far more enjoyable.”

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