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InsureMyTrip Research reveals worst airports for flight cancellations.

WARWICK, R.I. – In an effort to help empower passengers to make more informed decisions when booking flights, InsureMyTrip Research reveals which of the country's busiest airports are more prone to flight cancellations and what passengers should know about airline cancellation policies.

Summary:

  • New York's LaGuardia reports the highest percentage of canceled flights in 2017. Winter Storm Stella was a contributing factor, causing the number of grounded flights to soar last March.
  • For the first time in five years, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) reports more flight cancellations than Chicago – O'Hare International (ORD). December's power outage at ATL contributed to the spike. Data analysts predicted this outcome.
  • Despite the rise in canceled flights for Atlanta, the airport was average, in terms of percentages – with 1.49 percent of scheduled departures calling it quits.
  • Bad weather is the top reason for flight delays and cancellations.
  • Overall, flight delays are far more common than canceled flights.

The list shows the airports with the biggest percentages of flights canceled in 2017.

Rank

Airport

Total flights

Canceled

Percentage

1

New York, NY: LaGuardia

93,326

3018

3.23

2

Houston, TX: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston

129,271

3529

2.73

3

Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International

90,078

2429

2.7

4

Newark, NJ: Newark Liberty International

115,968

2982

2.57

5

New York, NY: John F. Kennedy International

94,454

2076

2.2

6

Boston, MA: Logan International

125,456

2665

2.12

7

Washington, DC: Ronald Reagan Washington National

74,408

1488

2

8

Orlando, FL: Orlando International

131,998

2606

1.97

9

San Francisco, CA: San Francisco International

174,631

3299

1.89

10

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall

101,015

1730

1.71

11

Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia International

73,194

1197

1.64

12

Atlanta, GA: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

364,655

5419

1.49

13

Chicago, IL: Chicago Midway International

87,203

1238

1.42

14

Chicago, IL: Chicago O'Hare International

266,460

3719

1.4

15

San Diego, CA: San Diego International

84,056

997

1.19

16

Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Douglas International

113,095

1270

1.12

17

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX: Dallas/Fort Worth International

181,208

1868

1.03

18

Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles International

214,297

2107

0.98

19

Detroit, MI: Detroit Metro Wayne County

126,609

1196

0.94

20

Las Vegas, NV: McCarran International

151,720

1367

0.9

21

Denver, CO: Denver International

223,165

1592

0.71

22

Seattle, WA: Seattle/Tacoma International

137,176

833

0.61

23

Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-St Paul International

134,591

767

0.57

24

Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Sky Harbor International

154,508

870

0.56

25

Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake City International

111,912

448

0.4

Data Source: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) tracks the on-time performance of domestic flights operated by large air carriers.

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