Flight cancellations are surging this summer season. These airports have been hit the toughest.
Airports from Boston to Atlanta have seen a considerable spike in flight cancellations because the summer season journey rush started this yr in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.
Nationally, the cancellation charge is up about 29% from 1.4% of flights being canceled in 2024 to 1.8% to this point this summer season. Traditionally, airways see between 1 and a couple of% of flights canceled on any given day.
Utilizing knowledge from flight tracker FlightAware, CBS Information checked out Could 21, 2025 — the Wednesday earlier than Memorial Day — by means of July 14, 2025, in comparison with the identical interval final yr, which is shifted by someday.
Whereas there have been almost 256,000 fewer scheduled flights, about an 18% drop in comparison with summer season 2024, the variety of canceled flights has been greater by about 1,000 flights.
Up to now this summer season, 27.3% of flights have been delayed in comparison with 25.1% final yr. The common delay time has crept up 4 minutes to 62 minutes.
The summer season journey troubles range vastly by airport with many on the East Coast experiencing worse cancellation charges than they did final yr, in keeping with knowledge from Cirium, an aviation analytics agency, for the Wednesday earlier than Memorial Day by means of July 15.
Airports with worse flight cancellation charges than final summer season
Listed below are the airports with the very best will increase in cancellation charges to this point this summer season in comparison with the identical time interval final yr:
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport tops the listing with a 274% greater cancellation charge to this point this summer season. Practically 6% of its flights have been canceled. On-time efficiency is down greater than 10%.
The airport was the positioning of the lethal crash between an American Airways airplane and an Military helicopter in January.
ATL
Whereas Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport’s cancellation charge this summer season of almost 1.6% is inside historic norms, that’s up by 257%, and its on-time arrival is down 9.3%. Tons of of flights on the airport had been canceled after a crippling storm in June.
IAD
Washington Dulles Worldwide Airport has seen its cancellation charge surge 104% in comparison with final yr, whereas its on-time efficiency is off by simply over 10%.
BOS
Boston Logan Worldwide Airport’s cancellation charge is 68% greater this yr, and on-time efficiency has dropped by 3.7%.
LGA
LaGuardia Airport has canceled about 5% of flights to this point this summer season, a 65% improve from final yr. Its on-time efficiency charge is down 6.1%
PHL
Philadelphia Worldwide Airport’s cancellation charge is up 63%, whereas on-time efficiency is down 2.2%.
Airports with higher flight cancellation charges than final summer season
These airports have decreased cancellation charges essentially the most to this point this summer season in comparison with the identical time interval final yr:
MIA
Miami Worldwide Airport has seen a 40% decrease cancellation charge this summer season with on-time efficiency up 7.3%.
FLL
One other Florida airport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport, has a cancellation charge that’s 25% decrease than final yr’s. Its on-time efficiency charge is up 7.7%.
SFO
San Francisco Worldwide Airport’s cancellation charge is down 21%, and its on-time efficiency is up 5.6%.
DFW
Dallas Fort Value Worldwide Airport has seen its cancellation charge decline 17%, whereas on-time efficiency has improved 0.8%.
LAX
Los Angeles Worldwide Airport’s cancellation charge has fallen 12% this yr. On-time efficiency is up 2.9%.
ORD
Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport has seen its cancellation charge drop by 9%, whereas on-time efficiency has edged up 1.6%.
2025 to this point
Taking a look at 2025 to this point, not simply from the beginning of the summer season journey season, the entire variety of flights within the U.S. grew by about 3% in comparison with the identical time interval in 2024. There have been 4,842,254 flights departing the U.S. for home and worldwide locations between Jan. 1, 2025, and July 15, 2025, whereas that interval in 2024 noticed 4,675,727 flights.
Cancellations are up 17% in 2025 with the general cancellation charge growing from 1.31% final yr to 1.53% this yr, in keeping with Cirium’s knowledge. On-time departures are up barely by 0.29%.
