Dulles International Airport ranked top 5 minimal flight disruptions ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Travelers looking for flights ahead of the peak travel season may want to reconsider flying out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), due to new data. 

The airport was recently ranked in the top five worst airports. Dulles International Airport was ranked in the top five best airports based on flight disruptions. 

The air passenger rights company, AirHelp, took a closer look at U.S. airports and collected data on which ones had the most and least flight disruptions in April 2025.

Take a look at the full breakdown below:

Best Airports 

  1. San Francisco International Airport – 14.4% of flights disrupted
  2. Los Angeles International Airport – 16.2% of flights disrupted
  3. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport – 17.9% of flights disrupted
  4. Washington Dulles International Airport – 18.6% of flights disrupted
  5. John F. Kennedy International Airport – 18.8% of flights disrupted
  6. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – 19.0% of flights disrupted
  7. Orlando International Airport – 19.3% of flights disrupted
  8. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – 19.3% of flights disrupted
  9. Houston George Bush International Airport – 19.4% of flights disrupted
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport – 19.6% of flights disrupted

Worst Airports 

  1. Philadelphia International Airport – 20.9% of flights disrupted
  2. O’Hare International Airport – 21.1% of flights disrupted
  3. New York LaGuardia Airport – 21.7% of flights of disrupted
  4. Miami International Airport – 22.2% of flights disrupted
  5. Ronald Reagan National Airport – 23.2% of flights disrupted
  6. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – 23.8% of flights disrupted
  7. Charlotte Douglas International Airport – 24.1% of flights disrupted
  8. Denver International Airport – 25.8% of flights disrupted
  9. Newark Liberty International Airport – 26.7% of flights disrupted
  10. Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport – 32.4% of flights disrupted
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