(NEXSTAR) — Does anyone like going to the airport? Whether or not you discover it glamorous or treacherous, transferring via an airport is a hard-to-avoid occasion if you wish to see the world. However not all airports are created equal, apparently.
This yr, journey information and sources firm Frommer’s ranked the ten “worst” airports within the U.S. based mostly on “flight delays, safety wait instances, buyer satisfaction surveys, and the critiques of specialists.”
These are the ten worst airports within the U.S., in response to Frommer’s:
10. Washington Dulles Worldwide Airport (IAD) — This Virginia airport’s structure and site had been among the many outlet’s primary complaints, although it was famous for being attractively constructed. Airport supervisor Richard Golinowski not too long ago informed The Washington Submit he’s conscious a few of the older buildings are “beginning to see some issues,” however famous they’re working to deal with these points, together with including a 14-gate concourse anticipated to be full in 2026.
9. West Virginia Worldwide Yeager Airport (CRW) — The situation of this airport in Charleston, West Virginia, is labeled “scary” by Frommer’s — the positioning is surrounded on all sides by cliffs. The ability was beforehand identified solely as Yeager Airport, however was renamed in January as a way to be categorized as “worldwide,” WOWK in Charleston reviews. Its worldwide U.S. Customs service received’t be prepared till December, nevertheless.
8. Dallas/Fort Price Worldwide Airport (DFW) — Delays and cancellations landed this huge hub in north Central Texas at eighth on the listing. However DFW not too long ago grew to become the U.S. airport with essentially the most nonstop flights (a title it beforehand held) and is presently providing about 239 nonstop locations, in response to aviation information outlet Easy Flying.
7. Denver Worldwide Airport (DIA) — Turbulence. Denver is surrounded by mountainous, hilly areas, and this can lead to bumpier flights than many could also be used to. (Apparently, mountains + wind = air waves.) The Federal Aviation Administration has a Ideas of Mountain Flying handbook that Frommer’s notes could possibly be helpful right here.
6. Cleveland Hopkins Worldwide Airport (CLE) — This Ohio airport is dinged by Frommer’s for wanted updates and lack of area. A 2019 J.D. Energy buyer satisfaction research positioned CLE even worse, coming second-to-last.
5. Philadelphia Worldwide Airport (PHL) — Some powerful site visitors and closed roads close to the Metropolis of Brotherly Love’s primary airport make for a rocky journey for passengers, each Frommer’s and J.D. Energy say. The latter named PHL useless final on its 2021 airport buyer satisfaction survey.
4. O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD) — Chicago’s huge airport is taken into account nonetheless too small by Frommer’s, and often-delayed flights didn’t assist its rating. In the meantime, J.D. Energy ranked it final on its 2021 buyer satisfaction survey for “mega”-sized airports.
3. Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) — It could be the one airport with a two-part “LOST” episode named after it, however getting misplaced at it is usually a criticism, based mostly on rankings. The airport is famous to have a “complicated” structure and, like most of Los Angeles, site visitors issues.
2. LaGuardia Airport (LGA) — Certainly one of New York Metropolis’s main airports is clocked for working late on the clock, as Frommer’s says delays and cancellations are widespread at LGA. Knowledge from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reveals 22.52% of flights had been delayed or cancelled from July 2019 to July 2021. To treatment a few of these issues, LGA has undergone a couple of alterations (see beneath).
1. Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport (EWR) — BTS knowledge reveals 24.29% of flights at this New Jersey airport had been delayed or cancelled between July 2019 and July 2021. Just lately, EWR was shifted from being a part of the NYC code by the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation, reported Journey + Leisure. What’s going to this imply for flyers? Maybe much less competitors for flights and thus increased costs for vacationers to New York, T+L says. Yahoo! Finance reviews the change is about to enter impact Oct. 3.
LaGuardia, the second-worst on Frommer’s listing, has since undergone billions of {dollars} value of renovations, reworking from what Bloomberg known as in June a “once-infamous” airport into one named the very best in design and structure by a global jury for the Prix Versailles Award.
In the meantime, Fundera, a small enterprise sources website run by NerdWallet, additionally ranked the 5 worst regional airports for enterprise vacationers based mostly on comfort and flight efficiency/availability. Its “worst” airports had been, so as from least-worst to worst: Palm Seashore Worldwide Airport, Albuquerque Worldwide Sunport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Worldwide Airport, Anchorage Ted Stevens Worldwide Airport, and Memphis Worldwide Airport.
Fundera discovered Memphis airport’s single enterprise lounge and lack of direct flights missing, finally rating it because the worst, Journey Channel reported. However proving that “greatest” and “worst” could also be within the eye of the beholder, Fundera ranked LAX — Frommer’s third-worst — as its fifth greatest for enterprise vacationers, citing reasonably priced parking charges and flight availability.
Protected travels wherever you fly from — and will your stresses keep low.
