The heat is on for these two Florida airports ranked in Top 10 for summer travel disruptions

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
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No one wants to be on a "worst" list. Airports included.

Unfortunately for two Florida airports, when it comes to summer travel, the airports in Orlando and Tampa appear on the Most Disrupted Airports Expected for Summer 2023 list. Why? Because in 2022 they were two of the worst airports in the U.S. when it comes to flights disrupted on departure, or delayed or canceled, according to data compiled by Hopper.

Hopper is a travel booking app and online travel marketplace that sells flights, hotels, rental cars, and short-term rentals.

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What Florida airports had the most disruptions in 2022?

Here is what the Hopper research had to say:

Orlando International Airport

A view of Orlando International Airport.
A view of Orlando International Airport.

  • The 2022 data showed Orlando International Airport coming in as the sixth most disrupted airport in the U.S. from June to August 2022. Orlando had a 33% overall disruption rate, saw 31% of flights delayed and 2% of flights cancelled.

Tampa International Airport

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 pushes back from the gate at the Tampa International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 pushes back from the gate at the Tampa International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.

  • The 2022 data showed Tampa International Airport coming in as the eighth most disrupted airport in the U.S. from June to August 2022. Tampa had a 32% overall disruption rate, saw 30% of flights delayed and 2% of flights cancelled.

For some perspective, the No. 1 worst ranked airport for summer travel in 2022, according to Hopper, was Chicago's Midway International Airport. Chicago had a whopping 44% overall disruption rate, saw 42% of flights delayed and had 2% of its flights cancelled.

Other findings:

  • Amsterdam (AMS), London Heathrow (LHR) and Paris (CDG) are the busiest airports in Europe. Last summer they saw 45% of flights disrupted on departure. This spring disruption rates have recovered to 30% - 35%, but remain high.

  • London and Paris to NYC remain the busiest routes from Europe to the US.

  • Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD) and Dallas (DFW) are the busiest airports in the U.S. Last summer they saw over 25% of flights disrupted on departure.

  • Chicago (MDW), Baltimore (BWI) and Newark (EWR) were the most disrupted US airports last summer.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Florida Flight delays, cancellations high in summer for Orlando, Tampa