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Flight delays, cancellations, and even trips to terminals can add layers of frustration to already difficult travel experiences.
A new analysis looked at some of the busiest airports in the United States to determine where travelers might encounter the most stress.
Rightway Parking, an airport and cruise parking reservation company based in Tampa, Florida, analyzed 55 airports using federal flight data and Google Maps estimates. It took into account delays, cancellations, changes to delays, as well as distance and travel time from city centers.
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After the analysis, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) was ranked as the “most stressful” airport in the country in the study.
Nearly 28% of flights in DFW were delayed, while 2.76% were canceled, according to the analysis, which used 2025 flight data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, pictured above, was identified as the “most stressful” U.S. airport based on flight disruptions and other travel factors in a new analysis. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via Getty Images)
The airport has also seen delays climb 33.67% since 2021, according to the report.
Getting to the airport also added another factor to DFW’s rankings. The airport is approximately 20 miles from downtown Dallas.
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These findings come after DFW travelers faced a tough day earlier this month.
On Oct. 1, the airport had 390 delays and 155 cancellations, the most of any U.S. airport that day, according to NJ.com.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, pictured above, has seen delays climb 33.67% since 2021, according to the analysis. (iStock)
DFW was followed by Chicago O’Hare International Airport, which took second place with 24.68% of delayed flights and a 42.77% increase in delays since 2021.
Travel time was also factored into O’Hare’s location, with the trip from downtown Chicago to the airport estimated to take about 50 minutes.
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Rounding out the top three is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River.
Reagan National had a cancellation rate of 3.86%. Delays have increased by 73.92% since 2021, according to the analysis.
After Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was ranked the second “most stressful” airport in the country in a new analysis. (iStock)
New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport round out the top five, ranking fourth and fifth.
Some airports fare much better when the same travel factors are taken into account.
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Salt Lake City International Airport in Utah was ranked as the “least stressful” airport, followed by San Jose International Airport in California and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii.
All three had cancellation rates below 1% and had relatively shorter journeys from the city center compared to many airports at the top of the rankings.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Rightway Parking for comment and further details.
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