US airports with most flight delays and cancelations revealed

Planning a trip for the spring, or recently experienced a flight disruption that delayed your trip? If you are flying out of one of these major airports, there is a good chance your flight will have issues, and in some cases, you could be eligible for compensation from your airline.

Travel experts found that out of all U.S. airports, Chicago O’Hare International Airport has the highest number of flight disruptions, followed by Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Atlanta Hartsfield-International Airport, which each had more than 75,000 flights experience issues last year.

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Airports in major cities across the U.S. experienced a ton of issues – with the top 10 each having more than 50K flights impacted by delays or cancellations.

These are the U.S. airports that had the most delayed or cancelled flights last year:

1. Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD): 115,900 disrupted flights
2. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW): 75,600 disrupted flights
3. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL): 75,400 disrupted flights
4. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT): 61,700 disrupted flights
5. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR): 61,300 disrupted flights
6. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): 60,700 disrupted flights
7. Denver International Airport (DEN): 59,100 disrupted flights
8. San Francisco International Airport (SFO): 51,500 disrupted flights
9. New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK): 50,800 disrupted flights
10. Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): 50,100 disrupted flights