Travel
By: Peter Greenberg
Oct 20, 2008 - 1:31:06 PM
The Department of Transportation compiles monthly reports on which airports have the most delayed flights. But when it comes to delays, what you need to remember is that arrival time trumps departure time. For one thing, it's easier to fake departure statistics because a plane is considered to have departed as soon as it leaves the gate, even if it sits on the tarmac for 10 hours. Here are our most delayed airports and airlines...and how to avoid them.
The 10 Most Delayed Airports
1. LaGuardia, New York (LGA)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 51.2
Alternate Airport: MacArthur Islip, New York (ISP)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 73.3
Voted greatest airport in the world in 1960, LGA now tops the avoid at all costs lists.
2. Newark, New Jersey (EWR)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 51.4
Alternate Airport: Philadelphia (PHL)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 71.1
3. Chicago, O'Hare (ORD)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 55.6
Alternate Airport: Milwaukee (MKE)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 69.9
O'Hare handled nearly 31 million passengers last year, but it also ranks last in two categories: air traffic control and cancellations.
4. San Francisco (SFO)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 58.4
Alternate Airport: Oakland, CA (OAK)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 74
5. Washington, D.C. (IAD)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 60.8
Alternate Airport: Baltimore (BWI)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 73.2
6. New York, Kennedy (JFK)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 61.6
Alternate Airport: MacArthur Islip, New York (ISP)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 73.3
7. Boston (BOS)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 64.4
Alternate Airport: Manchester, NH (MHT)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 69.2
8. Miami (MIA)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 65.8
Alternate Airport: West Palm Beach, FL (PBI)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 72A seemingly endless array of renovations adds to the delays at MIA. Originally scheduled for completion in 2005, it's now expected to be done by 2011.
9. Washington, D.C. (DCA)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 67.6
Alternate Airport: Baltimore (BWI)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 73.2
10. Seattle (SEA)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 68.5
Alternate Airport: Portland, OR (PDX)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 70.9
Seattle starts the day strong, with on-time arrivals at 90.3 percent, but that number steadily declines to 56.1 percent by 9 p.m.
The 10 Most Delayed Airlines
1. American
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 58.8
Worst Route: LaGuardia to Dallas/Fort Worth
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 19.23
2. United
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 59.3
Worst Route: Chicago O'Hare to Port Columbus Airport (Ohio)
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 12.2
3. Comair
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 63.4
Worst Route: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta to Manchester Boston Regional Airport
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 21.28
4. JetBlue
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 64.9
Worst Route: Logan International (Boston) to Pittsburgh International
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 15
5. American Eagle
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 65.7
Worst Route: Birmingham International Airport to Chicago O'Hare
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 19.75
6. Mesa
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 67.3
Worst Route: Chicago O'Hare to Central Wisconsin Airport
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 9.37
7. Continental
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 67.4
Worst Route: Newark Liberty to Chicago O'Hare
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 27.78
8. Northwest
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 67.6
Worst Route: Detroit Metro to Newark Liberty
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 24.18
9. ExpressJet
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 68.5
Worst Route: Newark Liberty to Chicago O'Hare
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 13.16
10. Delta
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 72.9
Worst Route: Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood to LaGuardia
Percent of On-Time Arrivals: 27.73
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