Some travelers think all airports are bad but a new list singles out the top five: Detroit Metro, Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte, JFK and Newark.
The ratings came from U.S. News and World Report. They were based on statistics from the Department of Transportation.
The study considered which facilities had the best and worst combination of delayed planes and crowded flights.
The magazine noted that hubs carrying large amounts of connecting traffic rate worst for late departures and crowded flights, which lead to delayed flights.
And the top five best?
They were Oakland, Houston Hobby, San Jose, Dallas Love Field and St. Louis Lambert.
Although it has less non-stop flights, U.S. News lauded Oakland for having flights that are less full and tend to fly out on time much more.
It said smaller airports were generally better and smaller planes tend to be less crowded.
Report by David Wilkening
