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Christmas-week flight delays by airport, Dec 20–31 (2022–2025)

Nationally, 27.1% of flights were late and 4.1% were cancelled during Dec 20–31, versus 19.8% late and 0.7% cancelled from Dec 1–19. Note: the four-year totals are heavily affected by the late-December 2022 winter storm and airline disruptions; see the year-by-year table on each airport page.
AirportCityFlightsLate (15+ min)Normal periodDifferenceCancelledAvg dep. delay (min)
ABQ – Albuquerque International SunportAlbuquerque, NM3,09323.3%12.0%+11.3 pts4.5%19.2
ATL – Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, GA40,65126.1%17.3%+8.8 pts2.6%19.2
AUS – Austin Bergstrom International AirportAustin, TX11,36828.0%17.7%+10.3 pts5.0%22.9
BDL – Bradley International AirportHartford, CT2,85029.1%21.1%+8.0 pts3.9%24.9
BHM – Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBirmingham, AL1,96020.9%15.5%+5.4 pts3.8%21.3
BNA – Nashville International AirportNashville, TN12,58025.8%18.5%+7.3 pts6.5%22.0
BOI – Boise Air Terminal/Gowen FieldBoise, ID2,97723.3%17.5%+5.8 pts4.5%18.7
BOS – Boston Logan International AirportBoston, MA16,13329.6%22.1%+7.5 pts3.3%26.3
BUF – Buffalo Niagara International AirportBuffalo, NY2,41427.2%24.7%+2.5 pts15.6%22.6
BUR – Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank, CA4,09625.7%15.6%+10.1 pts7.6%20.5
BWI – Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore, MD12,49233.4%20.9%+12.5 pts6.7%26.7
CHS – Charleston International AirportCharleston, SC2,93823.3%18.2%+5.1 pts3.3%20.0
CLE – Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCleveland, OH4,84523.1%19.6%+3.5 pts6.3%19.2
CLT – Charlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte, NC24,60327.0%21.9%+5.1 pts1.4%20.4
CMH – John Glenn Columbus International AirportColumbus, OH5,05224.1%18.8%+5.3 pts5.9%20.6
CVG – Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati, OH4,60324.6%20.6%+4.0 pts3.1%21.9
DAL – Dallas Love FieldDallas, TX9,81332.0%16.5%+15.5 pts7.5%28.1
DCA – Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington, DC15,21022.7%23.4%-0.7 pts3.1%18.8
DEN – Denver International AirportDenver, CO40,25028.6%19.4%+9.2 pts5.0%23.6
DFW – Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas/Fort Worth, TX37,66729.3%22.5%+6.8 pts2.2%24.7
DTW – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit, MI15,01926.2%20.5%+5.7 pts3.7%22.0
ELP – El Paso International AirportEl Paso, TX2,35023.0%14.0%+9.0 pts5.5%19.4
EWR – Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, NJ16,20429.4%22.0%+7.4 pts3.0%24.8
FLL – Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale, FL14,10139.1%24.2%+14.9 pts3.8%31.2
GEG – Spokane International AirportSpokane, WA2,26424.5%22.1%+2.4 pts4.5%19.9
GRR – Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids, MI2,40425.5%25.3%+0.2 pts5.4%24.7
HNL – Daniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, HI8,35323.0%18.2%+4.8 pts2.0%16.3
HOU – William P. Hobby AirportHouston, TX7,56127.3%16.2%+11.1 pts7.1%20.4
IAD – Washington Dulles International AirportWashington, DC7,04421.2%19.5%+1.7 pts1.8%18.8
IAH – George Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston, TX14,70627.0%18.1%+8.9 pts2.5%23.2
IND – Indianapolis International AirportIndianapolis, IN5,67724.6%19.6%+5.0 pts4.6%19.8
JAX – Jacksonville International AirportJacksonville, FL3,98223.7%17.9%+5.8 pts3.0%19.9
JFK – John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, NY14,67130.6%23.3%+7.3 pts3.5%26.5
KOA – Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeKona, HI2,32722.1%15.9%+6.2 pts1.9%16.1
LAS – Harry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, NV23,06925.1%18.8%+6.3 pts4.8%19.7
LAX – Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CA25,09325.9%15.7%+10.2 pts2.5%19.7
LGA – LaGuardia AirportNew York, NY16,12323.7%23.7%+0.0 pts4.5%19.0
LGB – Long Beach International AirportLong Beach, CA2,23424.8%13.3%+11.5 pts8.9%20.1
LIH – Lihue AirportLihue, HI2,21721.2%17.3%+3.9 pts2.5%14.2
MCI – Kansas City International AirportKansas City, MO6,09824.8%16.4%+8.4 pts6.1%19.5
MCO – Orlando International AirportOrlando, FL23,00333.0%21.8%+11.2 pts3.8%26.5
MDW – Chicago Midway International AirportChicago, IL10,04132.9%21.6%+11.3 pts12.0%27.1
MEM – Frederick W. Smith International AirportMemphis, TN2,77522.7%16.6%+6.1 pts3.2%23.4
MIA – Miami International AirportMiami, FL15,30929.4%21.9%+7.5 pts1.9%21.5
MKE – General Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee, WI3,37926.7%20.0%+6.7 pts5.1%22.8
MSP – Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis, MN14,48326.6%23.1%+3.5 pts4.1%21.9
MSY – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans, LA6,44824.6%18.4%+6.2 pts5.3%20.2
OAK – Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland, CA5,40829.4%17.0%+12.4 pts8.8%21.1
OGG – Kahului International AirportKahului, HI3,91925.7%18.7%+7.0 pts2.3%18.3
OKC – OKC Will Rogers World AirportOklahoma City, OK2,85420.1%16.3%+3.8 pts4.5%16.1
OMA – Eppley AirfieldOmaha, NE3,05923.5%17.9%+5.6 pts5.6%22.3
ONT – Ontario International AirportOntario, CA3,23220.9%14.0%+6.9 pts5.5%16.5
ORD – Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, IL35,07530.3%25.5%+4.8 pts3.0%25.2
ORF – Norfolk International AirportNorfolk, VA2,45122.4%20.5%+1.9 pts3.2%18.2
PBI – PBIWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL4,92232.6%22.0%+10.6 pts2.7%31.0
PDX – Portland International AirportPortland, OR7,81324.6%15.6%+9.0 pts6.0%18.7
PHL – Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, PA11,19228.5%22.2%+6.3 pts3.1%24.4
PHX – Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix, AZ25,92825.5%16.2%+9.3 pts3.2%18.0
PIT – Pittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh, PA5,03423.9%19.1%+4.8 pts4.4%18.4
PSP – Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs, CA2,40024.4%15.6%+8.8 pts3.8%21.8
RDU – Raleigh-Durham International AirportRaleigh/Durham, NC6,99023.1%20.8%+2.3 pts2.8%19.3
RIC – Richmond International AirportRichmond, VA2,21026.5%23.5%+3.0 pts3.1%21.3
RNO – Reno Tahoe International AirportReno, NV2,77424.6%15.8%+8.8 pts6.7%22.2
RSW – Southwest Florida International AirportFort Myers, FL6,09129.4%17.3%+12.1 pts5.0%25.7
SAN – San Diego International AirportSan Diego, CA12,43331.2%18.3%+12.9 pts6.8%26.6
SAT – San Antonio International AirportSan Antonio, TX5,31721.5%14.6%+6.9 pts4.6%17.9
SAV – Savannah Hilton Head International AirportSavannah, GA2,23823.7%17.0%+6.7 pts2.9%23.4
SDF – Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville, KY2,63423.1%16.0%+7.1 pts4.1%21.7
SEA – Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle, WA20,19028.4%22.7%+5.7 pts5.0%19.7
SFO – San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, CA17,79330.2%18.1%+12.1 pts2.6%25.4
SJC – Mineta San Jose International AirportSan Jose, CA6,39122.4%14.1%+8.3 pts8.1%18.3
SJU – Luis Munoz Marin International AirportSan Juan, PR5,69033.0%20.4%+12.6 pts2.7%27.6
SLC – Salt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City, UT14,82420.4%15.8%+4.6 pts2.5%16.6
SMF – Sacramento International AirportSacramento, CA7,00925.7%15.2%+10.5 pts7.6%21.0
SNA – John Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana, CA5,90024.7%15.5%+9.2 pts7.3%23.8
SRQ – Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSarasota/Bradenton, FL2,88828.8%17.5%+11.3 pts4.5%27.9
STL – St. Louis Lambert International AirportSt. Louis, MO7,99728.6%18.0%+10.6 pts6.5%22.3
TPA – Tampa International AirportTampa, FL11,38127.4%17.3%+10.1 pts4.6%22.6
TUL – Tulsa International AirportTulsa, OK2,08918.7%14.9%+3.8 pts5.1%20.9
TUS – Tucson International AirportTucson, AZ2,68918.3%13.7%+4.6 pts3.4%16.4