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Most Reliable Major US Airports

Data through July 2026

Major airports (at least 50,000 departures a year) where flights most often leave on schedule.

#AirportOn-time departuresAvg delay
1HNL — Daniel K. Inouye International Airport86%9 min
2SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport84%12 min
3PDX — Portland International Airport84%11 min
4IAD — Washington Dulles International Airport83%15 min
5SMF — Sacramento International Airport82%12 min
6LAX — Los Angeles International Airport81%14 min
7MSP — Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field81%14 min
8RDU — Raleigh-Durham International Airport80%17 min
9DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport80%16 min
10SEA — Seattle–Tacoma International Airport79%13 min
11JFK — John F. Kennedy International Airport79%17 min
12EWR — Newark Liberty International Airport79%18 min
13PHX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport79%15 min
14LGA — LaGuardia Airport79%18 min
15SFO — San Francisco International Airport78%16 min
16BOS — Boston Logan International Airport78%17 min
17TPA — Tampa International Airport78%17 min
18ATL — Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport78%16 min
19IAH — George Bush Intercontinental Airport77%19 min
20STL — St. Louis Lambert International Airport77%16 min
21PHL — Philadelphia International Airport77%20 min
22AUS — Austin Bergstrom International Airport77%18 min
23SAN — San Diego International Airport76%16 min
24LAS — Harry Reid International Airport76%16 min
25DEN — Denver International Airport76%17 min
26ORD — Chicago O'Hare International Airport75%20 min
27BNA — Nashville International Airport75%17 min
28DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport75%21 min
29HOU — William P. Hobby Airport75%15 min
30MCO — Orlando International Airport75%19 min

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Based on 14,739,704 flights, 2024-07–2026-07. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-09-28.