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Rankings · Most Delayed · 2020–2025 BTS data

Most Delayed Airports

Top 50 airports ranked by average delay time (minimum 1,000 flights). According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, an agency of the Transportation Department, this is a historical average, not a prediction for any individual flight, route mix affects the numbers.

Data updated 2026-06-13

382
Airports tracked
38.3M
Flights analyzed
Top 50
On this list

See our methodology for how these figures are compiled.

Best On-Time Most Delayed Airline Rankings

The verdict

MGW (Morgantown, WV) carries the longest delays of any high-volume U.S. airport, about 184 minutes when a flight runs late, with a 77.6% on-time rate against the 79% national average.

184 min
worst - MGW Morgantown
77.6%
its on-time rate
79%
U.S. national average
Late Aircraft
its top delay cause

Ranked by average delay minutes (when delayed) from BTS On-Time Performance data, 2020–2025.

# Airport City, StateFlightsAvg delay (when late)On-TimeTop cause
1 MGW - Morgantown, WV Morgantown, WV 1,529 184 min 77.6% Late Aircraft
2 ALS - Alamosa, CO Alamosa, CO 1,982 166 min 89% Carrier
3 EKO - Elko, NV Elko, NV 5,662 164 min 93.6% Carrier
4 VCT - Victoria, TX Victoria, TX 6,355 159 min 87.6% Carrier
5 OGS - Ogdensburg, NY Ogdensburg, NY 3,089 144 min 84.3% Carrier
6 JST - Johnstown, PA Johnstown, PA 7,267 143 min 82.1% Late Aircraft
7 HOB - Hobbs, NM Hobbs, NM 4,498 142 min 79.1% Carrier
8 CYS - Cheyenne, WY Cheyenne, WY 5,577 138 min 85.4% Carrier
9 RKS - Rock Springs, WY Rock Springs, WY 6,604 134 min 86.4% Carrier
10 DVL - Devils Lake, ND Devils Lake, ND 7,845 133 min 86.3% Carrier
11 CGI - Cape Girardeau, MO Cape Girardeau, MO 3,473 130 min 89.7% Carrier
12 DDC - Dodge City, KS Dodge City, KS 7,255 130 min 85.5% Carrier
13 MEI - Meridian, MS Meridian, MS 7,934 128 min 84.1% Carrier
14 DEC - Decatur, IL Decatur, IL 9,084 128 min 84.5% Carrier
15 INL - International Falls, MN International Falls, MN 7,505 127 min 88.3% Carrier
16 RIW - Riverton/Lander, WY Riverton/Lander, WY 6,519 126 min 85.6% Carrier
17 JLN - Joplin, MO Joplin, MO 8,632 126 min 83.1% Carrier
18 LWB - Lewisburg, WV Lewisburg, WV 3,550 124 min 85.9% Carrier
19 PRC - Prescott, AZ Prescott, AZ 9,056 124 min 82.5% Carrier
20 SHD - Staunton, VA Staunton, VA 4,017 124 min 84.7% Carrier
21 PUB - Pueblo, CO Pueblo, CO 3,776 124 min 88.8% Carrier
22 PIB - Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS Hattiesburg/Laurel, MS 7,551 124 min 85% Carrier
23 ESC - Escanaba, MI Escanaba, MI 7,922 123 min 86.5% Carrier
24 JMS - Jamestown, ND Jamestown, ND 9,384 122 min 87.2% Carrier
25 GCC - Gillette, WY Gillette, WY 8,123 122 min 86% Carrier
26 CIU - Sault Ste. Marie, MI Sault Ste. Marie, MI 8,922 120 min 84.6% Carrier
27 DIK - Dickinson, ND Dickinson, ND 4,996 119 min 84% Carrier
28 MCW - Mason City, IA Mason City, IA 5,851 119 min 83.4% Late Aircraft
29 ABR - Aberdeen, SD Aberdeen, SD 8,753 118 min 88.6% Carrier
30 BJI - Bemidji, MN Bemidji, MN 8,666 118 min 88% Carrier
31 HIB - Hibbing, MN Hibbing, MN 7,678 118 min 89% Carrier
32 CMX - Hancock/Houghton, MI Hancock/Houghton, MI 8,698 117 min 80.8% Carrier
33 PIR - Pierre, SD Pierre, SD 3,006 117 min 87% Carrier
34 PLN - Pellston, MI Pellston, MI 9,995 115 min 84.2% Carrier
35 SLN - Salina, KS Salina, KS 9,128 115 min 81.8% Carrier
36 MQT - Marquette, MI Marquette, MI 12,906 114 min 83.1% Carrier
37 EAR - Kearney, NE Kearney, NE 5,971 114 min 85.8% Carrier
38 APN - Alpena, MI Alpena, MI 7,108 113 min 84.5% Carrier
39 PPG - Pago Pago, TT Pago Pago, TT 1,005 113 min 74.6% Carrier
40 HYS - Hays, KS Hays, KS 8,353 112 min 84.6% Carrier
41 ACV - Arcata/Eureka, CA Arcata/Eureka, CA 20,571 112 min 84.4% Carrier
42 ATY - Watertown, SD Watertown, SD 3,061 111 min 87.6% Carrier
43 FOD - Fort Dodge, IA Fort Dodge, IA 5,848 111 min 83.4% Carrier
44 LAR - Laramie, WY Laramie, WY 7,419 111 min 85.3% Carrier
45 GUC - Gunnison, CO Gunnison, CO 9,819 110 min 82.9% Carrier
46 IMT - Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI Iron Mountain/Kingsfd, MI 8,658 110 min 84.9% Carrier
47 BRD - Brainerd, MN Brainerd, MN 7,762 110 min 88.9% Carrier
48 WYS - West Yellowstone, MT West Yellowstone, MT 3,872 110 min 87.9% Carrier
49 BFF - Scottsbluff, NE Scottsbluff, NE 7,768 110 min 85.3% Carrier
50 PAH - Paducah, KY Paducah, KY 4,333 110 min 88.2% Carrier

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This ranking sorts US airports by average delay, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.