US AIRLINES carried in December 2017, 72.3 million passengers, a fresh all-time high, in line with the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

Holiday travel means flights that depart between Dec. 20 and Dec. 31 each year. A flight delay is when the one that attained its destination a quarter-hour or even more behind schedule or was canceled altogether.

Depending on the airport, the prospect of flight delays can exponentially grow. A scholarly study by Magnify Money viewed which airports have the best — and worst — holiday cancelations and delays.

Hawaii can relax: Travelers leaving Hawaii to see relatives and buddies on the mainland experienced it pretty easy, with 84.2% of flights departing out of Honolulu International arriving promptly, and only 0.5% of these getting canceled, predicated on our data. Maui is really as easy almost, with 83.7% of departing flights reaching their destination promptly.

Chicago ranks the best for holiday delays: If you’re departing in one of Chicago’s two airports this holidays, there’s in regards to a 40% chance your flight will soon be late. Only 61.5% of flights departing Chicago Midway attained their destination promptly in the last a decade of holiday travel. O’Hare isn’t far better, with only 61.6% of flights arriving their destination promptly. But it’s worse in terms of cancelations, with nearly 5% of its flights canceled the final 10 holiday travel seasons.

The worst delays want Christmas: About 66% of airports had their worst day for delays after Christmas. Dec. 26 may be the most unfavorable day for holiday delays at 44% of airports. Airports with reputations for delays before Christmas include San Francisco Bay Area International, Ronald Reagan Washington National, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Tampa and International.

No geography is spared: Amazingly, airports toward underneath of the list aren’t situated in the snowy Northeast and upper Midwest just. On the list of bottom 10 include Oakland International, Salt Lake International, Houston Hobby and Denver International. On the list of 10 in the bottom of the list or canceled flights, Dallas/Fort Raleigh-Durham and Worth are two surprises, with about 3% of holiday flights canceled, because of occasional ice storms at each airport.

The Newark Airport hub: Not good. This United Airlines hub, the airline’s third largest predicated on daily flights, only had 62.2% of its flights arrive promptly before a decade, with 4.5% of these canceled, because of its location in another of probably the most congested airspace corridors in the global world. Stay away from flying from Dec. 27, the airport’s day busiest travel. Following Newark on the list for unfavorable connecting hubs was a surprise: Denver Airport Terminal, United’s fourth largest, had 64.1% of its flights come it promptly.

New Yorkers: Fly out of LaGuardia. Flights from the city’s third airport — ranked a good 45 out of 50 for holiday delays — reached their destinations promptly at the very least 75% of that time period on the holidays, versus significantly less than 65% at JFK and Newark. LaGuardia, which includes strict federal limits on the real number and distance of flights, has fewer of the regional feeder flights flown with smaller planes, which are more prone to be delayed. Newark, as a significant hub for United, and JFK, a significant hub for JetBlue and Delta, have more of the flights than LaGuardia. With regards to probably the most damaging delay of most — an outright cancelation — LaGuardia fares much better than another two area airports no, with 4% of flights canceled on the holidays.

The Charlotte hub is the better: On the list of major connecting hubs, North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas Airport Terminal, an American Airlines hub, fared the very best, with 75.7% of flights reaching their destination promptly on the December holidays. Only 1.2% of flights were canceled, but beware — day to visit out of Charlotte is Dec 22 minimal favorable, which will make getting home for the holiday season more difficult for travelers. Atlanta — the world’s, busiest airport and Delta Air Lines largest hub — came in second on the list of big connecting hubs, with 74.9% of holiday flights reaching their destination promptly. (Courtesy eTN)