Airports from Boston to Atlanta have seen enough spikes to cancel the flight Summer travel crowd This year began in 2024 compared to the same period.
At the national level, the cancellation rate is about 29% from 1.4% flights, which is being canceled in this summer in 2024 so far. Historically, the airlines look between 1 to 2% flights canceled on any day.
Using data from flight tracker flight AwareCBS News saw on May 21, 2025 – before Memorial Day on Wednesday – 14 July, 2025, compared to the same period last year, which is transferred in a day.
While there were about 256,000 less scheduled flights, the summer had a decline of about 18% compared to 2024, the number of canceled flights exceeded around 1,000 flights.
In this summer, 27.3% flights have been delayed compared to 25.1% last year. The average delay time has increased from four minutes to 62 minutes.
Summer travel troubles vary greatly by the airport, with many people on the east coast, the rate of badly canceling compared to last year. CiriumAn aviation analytics firm for Wednesday before Memorial Day through 15 July.
Worse flight canceling rates compared to last summer
Here is the highest increase in cancellation rates in this summer compared to the same time period last year:
DCA
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport tops the list with 274% high cancellation rate so far in this summer. About 6% of its flights have been canceled. Timely performance is more than 10%.
The airport site was freak accident In January, an American airlines aircraft and an army helicopter.
ATL
While the cancellation rate of Hartsfield-Jacukeson Atlanta International Airport is about 1.6%under historical criteria, up to 257%, and its time is 9.3%below arrival.
IAD
The Washington Duals International Airport has seen a 104% increase in its cancellation rate compared to the previous year, while its time-time performance is only more than 10%.
BOS
The cancellation rate of Boston Logan International Airport is 68% higher this year, and timely performance has declined by 3.7%.
LGA
Lagardia Airport has canceled around 5% flights in this summer so far, which has increased by 65% from last year. Its on-time performance rate is 6.1% below
PHL
The cancellation rate of Philadelphia International Airport is 63%, while timely performance is 2.2%below.
Better flight canceling rates compared to previous summer
These airports have reduced the cancellation rate in this summer compared to the same time period last year:
MIA
Miami International Airport has seen a 40% lower cancellation rate in this summer, which is 7.3% with time performance.
Agitation
Another Florida Airport, Fort Lauderdel-Hollywood International Airport, is a cancellation rate that is 25% lower than the previous year. Its on-time performance rate is 7.7%.
SFO
The cancellation rate of San Francisco International Airport is 21%below, and its time-time performance is 5.6%.
DFW
The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has seen a 17%decline in its cancellation rate, while timely performance has improved 0.8%.
Loose
The cancellation rate of Los Angeles International Airport has fallen by 12% this year. Timely performance is 2.9%.
Worship
The Chicago O’He International Airport has seen a decline of 9%in its cancellation rate, while timely performance has increased by 1.6%.
2025 so far
Given 2025 so far, not only from the beginning of the summer journey season, the total number of flights in the US increased by about 3% in 2024 than the period of the same time. There were 4,842,254 flights. Between 1 January, 2025, and July 15, 2025, the US was departing for the domestic and international destination, while in 2024 it was seen in 4,675,7275, 725.
According to CIRIUM data, in 2025, the total cancellation rate increases by 17% in 2025 from 1.31% to 1.31% to 1.53%. The departure on time is slightly above 0.29%.
