Flight delays and cancellations have been spiking this summer, particularly during busy travel periods like weekends and holidays.

With staffing deficiencies afflicting air carriers and airports, it is a pretty awful time to fly right now.

New airline industry research reveals the worst airports for on-time performance in both the United States and Europe.

Industry analysts looked at flights from peak summer travel season (May 27, 2022 – July 31, 2022) and found the following:

The United States of America – Airports with most cancellations (based on % of cancelled flights)

*For reference, about 2.6% of all flights across the US were cancelled

2. EWR – Newark Liberty International Airport (7.6%)

3. DCA – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (5.9%)

4. PIT – Pittsburgh International Airport (4.1%)

5. BOS – Boston Logan International Airport (4%)

6. CLT – Charlotte Douglas International Airport (3.8%)

7. PHL – Philadelphia International Airport (3.8%)

8. CLE – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (3.7%)

9. MIA – Miami International Airport (3.7%)

10. JFK – John F. Kennedy International Airport (3.6%)

Europe – Airports with most cancellations (based on % of cancelled flights)

*For reference, about 2.3% of all flights across Europe were cancelled (between May 27, 2022 – July 31, 2022)

2. CGN – Cologne / Bonn Apt – 6.7%

3. BGO – Bergen – 5.5%

5. HAM – Hamburg Airport – 4.9%

6. MXP – Milan Malpensa Apt – 4.7%

7. CPH – Copenhagen Kastrup Apt – 4.6%

8. AMS – Amsterdam – 4.3%

9. ARN – Stockholm Arlanda Apt – 4.3%

10. DUS – Duesseldorf International Airport – 4.1%

WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:

The United States of America – Airports with most cancellations (based on % of cancelled flights) .
DUS – Duesseldorf International Airport – 4.
Europe – Airports with most cancellations (based on % of cancelled flights) .

Worst airports in US and Europe for summer travel