Detroit Metro Airport ranks No. 2 in America in on-time performance, website says

Pavithra Rajesh, Detroit Free Press
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Arguably, air travel is never not stressful. But according to a new ranking, Michigan’s flagship airport is one of the better airports at making the experience a little less miserable.

In a new listing released by AirHelp, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ranked as the second-best U.S. airport with 100,000+ flights in 2021, based on “on time performance.”

The McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus in January 2017.
The McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus in January 2017.

It is followed by San Francisco International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. No. 1 on the list is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.

AirHelp, an air passenger rights company, considered factors such as airline crew member shortages, long security lines and air traffic control delays in its rankings.

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Detroit Metropolitan Airport has 36.7 million annual passengers and services more than 140 destinations, with approximately 1,100 flights per day. It is Michigan’s busiest airport.

On the flip side, AirHelp also released a list of the worst U.S. airports, based on the same criteria. Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey made the top of that list, followed by Denver International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively.

Take a look at the complete listings, according to AirHelp:

Best U.S. airports 

  1. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 

  2. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 

  3. San Francisco International Airport 

  4. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport 

  5. Salt Lake City International Airport 

  6. Charlotte Douglas International Airport 

  7. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport 

  8. Boston Logan International Airport 

  9. Philadelphia International Airport 

  10. Los Angeles International Airport 

Worst U.S. airports 

  1. Newark Liberty International Airport 

  2. Denver International Airport 

  3. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport 

  4. Las Vegas McCarran International Airport 

  5. Orlando International Airport 

  6. Miami International Airport 

  7. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 

  8. Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport 

  9. New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport 

  10. Chicago O’Hare International Airport 

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Metro Airport ranks No. 2 in 'on-time performance'