Where is America’s most on-time airport?

by Anna Brones on

Flight delays, baggage complications and tight seating; flying isn’t really on anyone”s list of favorites anymore. But because the state of airline and airport affairs is so mediocre, whenever you have a good experience there is a sense of elation; “My plane landed on time?!?!? Great!” That feeling is a whole lot better than knowing that you’ll be flying into one of the world’s most delayed airports.

If you want to plan your flying schedules around the airports that are known for getting their jets in and out in a timely fashion — so you can actually stick to your travel schedule — where should you go? MSNBC posted an article today with America’s top 15 most on-time airports. Here are the top five with their percentage of on time flights:

  1. Honolulu International, 84.3%
  2. Kahului, 84.2%
  3. Portland International, 81.8%
  4. Salt Lake City International, 81.1%
  5. Albuquerque International, 81%

Check out the other ten here and then book accordingly.

Thanks Emma!

The most on-time airlines

by Martha Edwards on

Tired of waiting on the tarmac? I don’t think anyone likes flight delays, but they’re a way of life, right? Maybe not. Forbes Traveler recently put together a list of the most on-time airlines. Curious what airlines made the list? Here are the top 10 timeliest airlines in the United States:

  1. Hawaiian Airline: On-time 93% of the time
  2. Aloha Airlines: 92.4%
  3. Southwest Airlines: 80.4%
  4. Frontier: 79%
  5. AirTran: 77.2%
  6. Delta: 76.9%
  7. SkyWest: 75.4%
  8. Continental: 74.8%
  9. ExpressJet: 74.2%
  10. Mesa Air Airlines: 73.7%

Interesting, huh? If you want to know what airlines scored the highest in other countries, check out this article.

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America’s Most Miserable Airports

by Willy Volk on

US News & World Report recently looked at the 47 largest hub and non-hub airports in America. After analyzing data that included on-time performance and average load factor (i.e., how crowded the airplanes are), they assigned an “Airport Misery Index” to each airport. The more tardy the airport and the more crowded the airplane, the higher the Misery Index.

Guess which airport is the most miserable:

This list represents only the top 10 “most miserable” airports in the US. For the entire list, see US News & World Report. Some things of note about the results:

  • JFK ranks as the airport with the greatest percentage of flights delayed.
  • Honolulu is the best at maintaining on-time departures.
  • Honolulu has the highest average load factor.
  • Houston’s Hobby Airport has the lowest average load factor.