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Thanksgiving flight delays by airport (2022–2025)

Of 80 large U.S. airports, the highest share of late arrivals in Thanksgiving week was at GRR (28.1%) and the lowest at KOA (10.9%); nationally 19.0% of flights were late, versus 16.5% in the rest of November.

Thanksgiving week = Tuesday before through Sunday after, 2022–2025. “Late” = arrived 15+ minutes after schedule. Click a header to sort. Thanksgiving 2026 is Nov 26.

AirportCityFlightsLate (15+ min)Normal periodDifferenceCancelledAvg dep. delay (min)
ABQ – Albuquerque International SunportAlbuquerque, NM1,51514.4%14.2%+0.2 pts0.2%9.0
ATL – Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, GA21,16618.4%13.4%+5.0 pts0.2%12.0
AUS – Austin Bergstrom International AirportAustin, TX5,68317.9%19.2%-1.3 pts0.2%14.3
BDL – Bradley International AirportHartford, CT1,43020.2%15.0%+5.2 pts1.0%13.3
BHM – Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBirmingham, AL1,08717.0%13.0%+4.0 pts0.4%9.7
BNA – Nashville International AirportNashville, TN6,32918.9%15.3%+3.6 pts0.4%12.8
BOI – Boise Air Terminal/Gowen FieldBoise, ID1,53714.3%15.9%-1.6 pts0.3%8.7
BOS – Boston Logan International AirportBoston, MA8,78119.8%16.7%+3.1 pts0.5%14.0
BUF – Buffalo Niagara International AirportBuffalo, NY1,32821.1%14.7%+6.4 pts0.9%14.7
BUR – Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank, CA1,99412.7%16.3%-3.6 pts0.4%10.9
BWI – Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore, MD6,18421.7%15.9%+5.8 pts0.3%13.9
CHS – Charleston International AirportCharleston, SC1,54617.7%14.6%+3.1 pts0.5%14.1
CLE – Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCleveland, OH2,50422.2%14.4%+7.8 pts0.7%16.3
CLT – Charlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte, NC12,45321.0%16.1%+4.9 pts0.4%14.1
CMH – John Glenn Columbus International AirportColumbus, OH2,72418.0%14.3%+3.7 pts0.6%12.7
CVG – Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati, OH2,39118.6%14.4%+4.2 pts0.9%13.9
DAL – Dallas Love FieldDallas, TX4,68716.1%18.6%-2.5 pts0.2%10.2
DCA – Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington, DC8,30921.0%17.4%+3.6 pts0.9%16.6
DEN – Denver International AirportDenver, CO18,94321.0%18.0%+3.0 pts0.3%13.0
DFW – Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas/Fort Worth, TX18,11823.0%20.6%+2.4 pts0.4%17.4
DTW – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit, MI7,90824.5%14.3%+10.2 pts0.8%14.5
ELP – El Paso International AirportEl Paso, TX1,19311.7%15.0%-3.3 pts0.3%8.5
EWR – Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, NJ8,15719.8%19.3%+0.5 pts0.3%14.0
FLL – Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale, FL6,17427.6%19.8%+7.8 pts0.6%19.8
GEG – Spokane International AirportSpokane, WA1,16716.1%14.8%+1.3 pts0.3%12.7
GRR – Gerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids, MI1,18228.1%15.5%+12.6 pts1.6%16.7
HNL – Daniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, HI3,86911.3%15.8%-4.5 pts0.2%6.8
HOU – William P. Hobby AirportHouston, TX3,64013.6%16.2%-2.6 pts0.1%8.7
IAD – Washington Dulles International AirportWashington, DC3,47014.7%13.5%+1.2 pts0.2%9.8
IAH – George Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston, TX7,61917.0%17.5%-0.5 pts0.3%12.9
IND – Indianapolis International AirportIndianapolis, IN2,92016.6%13.3%+3.3 pts0.8%12.3
JAX – Jacksonville International AirportJacksonville, FL1,94317.6%14.4%+3.2 pts0.3%16.2
JFK – John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, NY7,66620.5%17.9%+2.6 pts0.6%13.4
KOA – Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeKona, HI1,05310.9%14.3%-3.4 pts0.3%6.5
LAS – Harry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, NV11,50316.3%18.5%-2.2 pts0.3%11.9
LAX – Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CA12,23614.5%15.0%-0.5 pts0.3%10.5
LGA – LaGuardia AirportNew York, NY9,32417.9%18.7%-0.8 pts0.3%12.1
LGB – Long Beach International AirportLong Beach, CA1,10011.0%13.5%-2.5 pts0.2%7.2
LIH – Lihue AirportLihue, HI1,03911.2%14.4%-3.2 pts0.6%5.0
MCI – Kansas City International AirportKansas City, MO3,08518.5%14.0%+4.5 pts0.7%11.3
MCO – Orlando International AirportOrlando, FL10,62922.5%19.5%+3.0 pts0.3%15.5
MDW – Chicago Midway International AirportChicago, IL4,92519.6%17.4%+2.2 pts2.8%12.4
MEM – Frederick W. Smith International AirportMemphis, TN1,43818.0%15.8%+2.2 pts0.6%14.4
MIA – Miami International AirportMiami, FL6,95222.7%18.3%+4.4 pts0.3%15.4
MKE – General Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee, WI1,70323.8%14.5%+9.3 pts2.2%16.4
MSP – Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis, MN7,31621.5%14.5%+7.0 pts0.6%13.0
MSY – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans, LA3,22916.7%16.2%+0.5 pts0.4%12.9
OAK – Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland, CA2,66713.4%14.1%-0.7 pts0.3%8.1
OGG – Kahului International AirportKahului, HI1,79112.9%17.0%-4.1 pts0.2%7.2
OKC – OKC Will Rogers World AirportOklahoma City, OK1,43017.1%15.1%+2.0 pts0.6%11.7
OMA – Eppley AirfieldOmaha, NE1,52721.9%12.4%+9.5 pts1.3%14.1
ONT – Ontario International AirportOntario, CA1,62213.6%14.8%-1.2 pts0.2%11.1
ORD – Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, IL17,67626.6%18.5%+8.1 pts4.8%22.1
ORF – Norfolk International AirportNorfolk, VA1,30116.8%14.7%+2.1 pts0.5%13.5
PBI – PBIWest Palm Beach/Palm Beach, FL2,04323.8%18.1%+5.7 pts1.0%20.0
PDX – Portland International AirportPortland, OR3,88814.3%13.7%+0.6 pts0.4%9.6
PHL – Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, PA5,60921.2%15.7%+5.5 pts0.5%15.8
PHX – Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix, AZ12,59315.8%16.4%-0.6 pts0.3%10.9
PIT – Pittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh, PA2,68315.7%13.0%+2.7 pts0.5%10.9
PSP – Palm Springs International AirportPalm Springs, CA1,08713.6%16.1%-2.5 pts0.3%9.6
RDU – Raleigh-Durham International AirportRaleigh/Durham, NC3,72519.7%16.6%+3.1 pts0.4%14.2
RIC – Richmond International AirportRichmond, VA1,21520.4%14.9%+5.5 pts1.1%13.9
RNO – Reno Tahoe International AirportReno, NV1,30813.2%15.5%-2.3 pts0.2%9.8
RSW – Southwest Florida International AirportFort Myers, FL2,49918.9%13.7%+5.2 pts0.8%14.2
SAN – San Diego International AirportSan Diego, CA6,11218.0%18.2%-0.2 pts0.5%12.3
SAT – San Antonio International AirportSan Antonio, TX2,60413.2%13.3%-0.1 pts0.2%10.8
SAV – Savannah Hilton Head International AirportSavannah, GA1,17817.8%14.3%+3.5 pts0.4%15.6
SDF – Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville, KY1,39715.9%13.2%+2.7 pts0.6%12.1
SEA – Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle, WA10,03017.0%17.9%-0.9 pts0.4%9.9
SFO – San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, CA9,00714.0%18.2%-4.2 pts0.3%10.6
SJC – Mineta San Jose International AirportSan Jose, CA3,30012.0%13.6%-1.6 pts0.1%7.8
SJU – Luis Munoz Marin International AirportSan Juan, PR2,29221.1%18.9%+2.2 pts0.6%18.1
SLC – Salt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City, UT6,84814.4%13.3%+1.1 pts0.2%8.8
SMF – Sacramento International AirportSacramento, CA3,58314.2%14.9%-0.7 pts0.3%9.9
SNA – John Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana, CA2,89616.2%16.4%-0.2 pts0.5%14.1
SRQ – Sarasota Bradenton International AirportSarasota/Bradenton, FL1,19319.2%14.1%+5.1 pts0.4%13.0
STL – St. Louis Lambert International AirportSt. Louis, MO4,05722.2%14.3%+7.9 pts0.7%15.8
TPA – Tampa International AirportTampa, FL5,26619.1%14.5%+4.6 pts0.5%13.5
TUL – Tulsa International AirportTulsa, OK1,06815.0%12.9%+2.1 pts0.7%9.7
TUS – Tucson International AirportTucson, AZ1,26411.7%12.9%-1.2 pts0.4%9.7