If 2021 Trends Continue, These US Airports Would See the Largest Summertime Increases in Arrivals

{“backgroundColor”:”white”,”content”:”u003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003EIf summer 2021 trends continue, you might want to get u003Cspanu003Eu003Ca class=”ShortcodeLink–root ShortcodeLink–black” title=”What is Travel Insurance” href=”https://www.valuepenguin.com/travel-insurance/what-is-travel-insurance”u003Etravel insuranceu003C/au003Eu003C/spanu003E if youu2019ve got a layover in the Florida destinations on the top 10 list.u003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003EAll three Florida airports that experienced the biggest jump in summer arrivals u2014 Destin-Fort Walton, Northwest Florida Beaches and Pensacola u2014 ranked highest for delays among the top 10, averaging 30% for flights delayed at least 15 minutes. Breaking that down:u003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003Eu003Cdiv class=”ShortcodeList–root “u003Enn u003Cdiv class=”ShortcodeList–content ShortcodeList–content-margin”u003En u003Cdiv class=”ShortcodeList–column”u003En u003Cul class=”ListUnordered–root ListUnordered–bullet”u003En u003Cli class=”ListUnordered–list-item”u003En Destin-Fort Walton Beach: 32% of flights last June, July and August had delays (tied for eighth among the 100 airports examined)n u003C/liu003En u003Cli class=”ListUnordered–list-item”u003En Northwest Florida Beaches: 29% of flights had delays (tied for 21st)n u003C/liu003En u003Cli class=”ListUnordered–list-item”u003En Pensacola: 27% of flights had delays (tied for 36th)n u003C/liu003En u003C/ulu003En u003C/divu003En u003C/divu003Enu003C/divu003Ennu003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003EHawaii, on the other hand, may be the best destination to fly into this summer. All three Hawaii airports on the top 10 list had the lowest percentage of flights with delays during summer 2021. Combined, their average delays (15%) were half that of the Florida airports listed above. Hereu2019s a further breakdown:u003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003Eu003Cdiv class=”ShortcodeList–root “u003Enn u003Cdiv class=”ShortcodeList–content ShortcodeList–content-margin”u003En u003Cdiv class=”ShortcodeList–column”u003En u003Cul class=”ListUnordered–root ListUnordered–bullet”u003En u003Cli class=”ListUnordered–list-item”u003En Lihui: 12% of flights had delays (100th among the 100 airports examined)n u003C/liu003En u003Cli class=”ListUnordered–list-item”u003En Daniel K. Inouye: 14% of flights had delays (tied for 98th)n u003C/liu003En u003Cli class=”ListUnordered–list-item”u003En Kahului: 19% of flights had delays (tied for 90th)n u003C/liu003En u003C/ulu003En u003C/divu003En u003C/divu003Enu003C/divu003Ennu003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003EMyrtle Beach, S.C. u2014 which saw the biggest jump in popularity last summer u2014 was middle of the road among delays. It ranked fourth among the top 10 and tied for 50th overall for average delays over the summer (26% of its arriving flights).u003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003EUsing the same list of 100 airports, hereu2019s a look at where they ranked (from worst to best) by their average percentage of flights delayed by at least 15 minutes last June, July and August:u003C/pu003Ennu003Ch3u003EAirports where summertime delays were more common in 2021u003C/h3u003Ennu003Cpu003Eu003Cdiv class=”ReactComponent–root”u003En u003Cdiv class=”js-react-component-rendered js-react-component-SortableTable” data-component-name=”SortableTable”u003En u003Cdiv class=”StyledRootWrapper-sc-3qeib4 jYHfZo”u003Eu003Cdiv class=”StyledTableWrapper-sc-5nmmx9 fesmOM”u003Eu003Cdiv class=”StyledTableOverflowWrapper-sc-hixhp9 gVbnK”u003Eu003Ctable class=”StyledTable-sc-ujzn9t jVpJxq”u003Eu003Cthead class=”StyledHeaderRow-sc-1m1b8dn hCELBb”u003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Cth colSpan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledHeaderCell-sc-nsptsd eWikhN”u003Eu003Cdiv class=”StyledColumnHeaderWrapper-sc-12xyb2r gPTwhA”u003Eu003Cspanu003ERanku003C/spanu003Eu003C/divu003Eu003C/thu003Eu003Cth colSpan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledHeaderCell-sc-nsptsd ixNbrp”u003Eu003Cdiv class=”StyledColumnHeaderWrapper-sc-12xyb2r gPTwhA”u003Eu003Cspanu003EAirportu003C/spanu003Eu003C/divu003Eu003C/thu003Eu003Cth colSpan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledHeaderCell-sc-nsptsd ixNbrp”u003Eu003Cdiv class=”StyledColumnHeaderWrapper-sc-12xyb2r glLrYA”u003Eu003Cspanu003EAverage percentage of flights delayed in summer monthsu003C/spanu003Eu003C/divu003Eu003C/thu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003C/theadu003Eu003Ctbody class=”StyledBody-sc-14y8oc0 dcdMVT”u003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E1u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003ESt. Pete-Clearwater Internationalu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E45%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E2u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EPunta Gordau003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E44%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E3u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EOrlando Sanford Internationalu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E43%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E4u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EPhoenix-Mesa Gatewayu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E40%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E5u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EEl Paso Internationalu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E34%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E6u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EDallas Love Fieldu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E33%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E6u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003ELuis Muu00f1oz Maru00edn Internationalu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E33%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E8u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EColorado Springsu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E32%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E8u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003ETulsa Internationalu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E32%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E8u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EDestin-Fort Walton Beachu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E32%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E8u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EAlbuquerque International Sunportu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E32%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003Ctru003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”10%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003E8u003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bEfFUh”u003EBirmingham-Shuttlesworth Internationalu003C/tdu003Eu003Ctd colSpan=”1″ rowspan=”1″ width=”45%” class=”StyledBodyCell-sc-5cu9ee bGuMza”u003E32%u003C/tdu003Eu003C/tru003Eu003C/tbodyu003Eu003C/tableu003Eu003C/divu003Eu003C/divu003Eu003Cdiv role=”button” class=”StyledExpander-sc-1gnrutu gvWduk”u003EShow All Rowsu003C/divu003Eu003Cp class=”SortableTable–footnote”u003ESource: ValuePenguin analysis of 2021 BTS data. Note: For spacing, airport was omitted in this chart when it was the last word.u003C/pu003Eu003C/divu003En u003C/divu003Enn u003Cscript type=”application/json” class=”js-react-component” data-component-name=”SortableTable”u003E{“alignsHorizontal”:[“left”,”left”,”right”],”alignsVertical”:[“top”,”top”,”top”,”top”],”columnWidths”:[“10%”,”45%”,”45%”],”data”:[[“Rank”,”Airport”,”Average percentage of flights delayed in summer months”],[“1″,”St. Pete-Clearwater International”,”45%”],[“2″,”Punta Gorda”,”44%”],[“3″,”Orlando Sanford International”,”43%”],[“4″,”Phoenix-Mesa Gateway”,”40%”],[“5″,”El Paso International”,”34%”],[“6″,”Dallas Love Field”,”33%”],[“6″,”Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International”,”33%”],[“8″,”Colorado Springs”,”32%”],[“8″,”Tulsa International”,”32%”],[“8″,”Destin-Fort Walton Beach”,”32%”],[“8″,”Albuquerque International Sunport”,”32%”],[“8″,”Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International”,”32%”],[“13″,”Bradley International”,”31%”],[“13″,”Orlando International”,”31%”],[“15″,”Will Rogers World”,”30%”],[“15″,”Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International”,”30%”],[“15″,”Albany International Airport”,”30%”],[“15″,”Buffalo Niagara International”,”30%”],[“15″,”San Antonio International”,”30%”],[“15″,”Newark Liberty International”,”30%”],[“21″,”Northwest Florida Beaches International”,”29%”],[“21″,”Bill and Hillary Clinton National”,”29%”],[“21″,”Cincinnati\/Northern Kentucky International”,”29%”],[“21″,”Cleveland Hopkins International”,”29%”],[“21″,”Ontario International”,”29%”],[“21″,”Theodore Francis Green International”,”29%”],[“21″,”Memphis International”,”29%”],[“21″,”Louis Armstrong New Orleans International”,”29%”],[“29″,”William P. Hobby”,”28%”],[“29″,”Jacksonville International”,”28%”],[“29″,”Tucson International”,”28%”],[“29″,”Louisville International”,”28%”],[“29″,”Pittsburgh International”,”28%”],[“29″,”John Glenn Columbus International”,”28%”],[“29″,”Sarasota Bradenton International Airport”,”28%”],[“36″,”Pensacola International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Charleston International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Chicago Midway International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Mitchell International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Savannah\/Hilton Head International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Norfolk International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Eppley Airfield”,”27%”],[“36″,”Nashville International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Syracuse Hancock International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Tampa International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Reno-Tahoe International”,”27%”],[“36″,”Kansas City International Airport”,”27%”],[“36″,”Baltimore\/Washington International”,”27%”],[“36″,”McCarran International”,”27%”],[“50″,”Denver International”,”26%”],[“50″,”Indianapolis International”,”26%”],[“50″,”George Bush Intercontinental”,”26%”],[“50″,”Gerald R. Ford International”,”26%”],[“50″,”Hollywood Burbank”,”26%”],[“50″,”Palm Beach International Airport”,”26%”],[“50″,”Myrtle Beach International”,”26%”],[“50″,”John F. Kennedy International”,”26%”],[“50″,”Austin-Bergstrom International”,”26%”],[“59″,”McGhee Tyson”,”25%”],[“59″,”Miami International”,”25%”],[“59″,”Richmond International”,”25%”],[“59″,”Raleigh-Durham International”,”25%”],[“59″,”Southwest Florida International”,”25%”],[“64″,”Portland International Jetport”,”24%”],[“64″,”St. Louis Lambert International”,”24%”],[“64″,”Sacramento International”,”24%”],[“64″,”Oakland International”,”24%”],[“64″,”Greenville-Spartanburg International”,”24%”],[“64″,”Dulles International”,”24%”],[“64″,”Des Moines International”,”24%”],[“64″,”Dallas Fort Worth International”,”24%”],[“72″,”Logan International”,”23%”],[“72″,”Phoenix Sky Harbor International”,”23%”],[“72″,”Fresno Yosemite International”,”23%”],[“72″,”Philadelphia International Airport”,”23%”],[“72″,”San Jose International”,”23%”],[“72″,”Long Beach Airport”,”23%”],[“78″,”Chicago O’Hare International”,”22%”],[“78″,”John Wayne Airport”,”22%”],[“78″,”San Diego International”,”22%”],[“78″,”Palm Springs International”,”22%”],[“82″,”Bozeman Yellowstone International”,”21%”],[“82″,”Portland International”,”21%”],[“82″,”Los Angeles International”,”21%”],[“82″,”Ronald Reagan Washington National”,”21%”],[“86″,”San Francisco International”,”20%”],[“86″,”Boise”,”20%”],[“86″,”Spokane International”,”20%”],[“86″,”Ted Stevens Anchorage International”,”20%”],[“90″,”LaGuardia”,”19%”],[“90″,”Kahului”,”19%”],[“92″,”Salt Lake City International”,”18%”],[“92″,”Detroit Metro”,”18%”],[“94″,”Charlotte Douglas International”,”17%”],[“94″,”Seattle-Tacoma International”,”17%”],[“96″,”Minneapolis-St. Paul International”,”15%”],[“96″,”Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International”,”15%”],[“98″,”Daniel K. Inouye International”,”14%”],[“98″,”Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole”,”14%”],[“100″,”Lihue”,”12%”]],”footnote”:”Source: ValuePenguin analysis of 2021 BTS data. Note: For spacing, airport was omitted in this chart when it was the last word.”,”hideHeaderRow”:false,”hasMarginBottom”:true,”isExpandable”:true,”isSortable”:false,”maxWidth”:”1215″,”minWidth”:”100%”,”showSearch”:false,”sortColumnIndex”:0,”sortDirection”:”asc”}u003C/scriptu003Ennu003C/divu003Eu003C/pu003Ennu003Cpu003E”,”padding”:”double”}