Most cancellations, November 2025
4.7% departures cancelled, Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
The airport with at least 50 departures a day with the highest share of departures cancelled in November 2025 was Des Moines International Airport (DSM): 4.7% of departures were cancelled (77 of 1,626).
Only airports with at least 1,500 departures in the period (50 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 3,508 smaller airports were left out.
Full ranking: 411 airports
The first 100 are shown here; the CSV has all 411.
| # | Airport | Country | Departures cancelled | Avg departure delay | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Moines International Airport (DSM) United States | United States | 4.7% | 30.8 min | 1,626 |
| 2 | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) United States | United States | 4.6% | 25.4 min | 6,126 |
| 3 | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) United States | United States | 4.2% | 41.8 min | 38,369 |
| 4 | New York Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) United States | United States | 3.9% | 42.6 min | 16,719 |
| 5 | Toronto City Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) Canada | Canada | 3.8% | 21.1 min | 1,645 |
| 6 | Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) United States | United States | 3.5% | 26.7 min | 2,750 |
| 6 | Greensboro Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) United States | United States | 3.5% | 25.8 min | 1,550 |
| 8 | Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (URC) China | China | 3.4% | 55.4 min | 7,621 |
| 9 | New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) United States | United States | 3.3% | 44.1 min | 15,316 |
| 9 | Louisville International Airport (SDF) United States | United States | 3.3% | 26.3 min | 2,500 |
| 11 | Kashgar Airport (KHG) China | China | 3.2% | 30.8 min | 1,521 |
| 12 | Norfolk International Airport (ORF) United States | United States | 3.1% | 25.9 min | 2,387 |
| 13 | Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) United States | United States | 3.0% | 37.2 min | 12,797 |
| 13 | Santiago International Airport (SCL) Chile | Chile | 3.0% | 21.9 min | 6,147 |
| 13 | Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) United States | United States | 3.0% | 27.4 min | 1,830 |
| 16 | Canberra International Airport (CBR) Australia | Australia | 2.9% | 10.7 min | 1,703 |
| 17 | Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) United States | United States | 2.8% | 35.2 min | 30,177 |
| 17 | Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) United States | United States | 2.8% | 28.2 min | 1,853 |
| 19 | Kaohsiung International Airport (KHH) Taiwan | Taiwan | 2.7% | 9.9 min | 2,380 |
| 19 | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) United States | United States | 2.7% | 29.0 min | 2,254 |
| 21 | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) Canada | Canada | 2.6% | 34.8 min | 2,435 |
| 21 | Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA) Taiwan | Taiwan | 2.6% | 13.1 min | 2,024 |
| 23 | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) United States | United States | 2.5% | 30.9 min | 15,654 |
| 23 | Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) Australia | Australia | 2.5% | 26.8 min | 12,971 |
| 25 | San Diego International Airport (SAN) United States | United States | 2.4% | 34.0 min | 9,412 |
| 25 | Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) United States | United States | 2.4% | 27.7 min | 6,490 |
| 25 | Auckland Airport (AKL) New Zealand | New Zealand | 2.4% | 25.2 min | 6,116 |
| 25 | Rochester International Airport (ROC) United States | United States | 2.4% | 29.7 min | 1,513 |
| 29 | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) United States | United States | 2.3% | 25.8 min | 33,086 |
| 29 | Melbourne Airport (MEL) Australia | Australia | 2.3% | 28.0 min | 10,842 |
| 29 | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) New Zealand | New Zealand | 2.3% | 15.8 min | 2,987 |
| 29 | Wellington International Airport (WLG) New Zealand | New Zealand | 2.3% | 15.1 min | 2,880 |
| 29 | Tucson International Airport (TUS) United States | United States | 2.3% | 23.2 min | 1,937 |
| 29 | Tulsa International Airport (TUL) United States | United States | 2.3% | 22.5 min | 1,815 |
| 35 | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) United States | United States | 2.2% | 24.3 min | 4,697 |
| 35 | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) United States | United States | 2.2% | 26.8 min | 3,982 |
| 35 | Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) United States | United States | 2.2% | 25.1 min | 1,946 |
| 35 | Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) China | China | 2.2% | 13.9 min | 1,931 |
| 39 | Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) Canada | Canada | 2.1% | 38.8 min | 14,149 |
| 39 | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) United States | United States | 2.1% | 30.4 min | 13,036 |
| 39 | Sapporo New Chitose Airport (CTS) Japan | Japan | 2.1% | 15.7 min | 7,275 |
| 39 | Richmond Airport (RIC) United States | United States | 2.1% | 28.5 min | 2,714 |
| 39 | Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) Canada | Canada | 2.1% | 31.4 min | 1,563 |
| 44 | Bogota El Dorado International Airport (BOG) Colombia | Colombia | 2.0% | 34.4 min | 16,105 |
| 44 | Brisbane Airport (BNE) Australia | Australia | 2.0% | 23.2 min | 9,380 |
| 44 | Tampa International Airport (TPA) United States | United States | 2.0% | 25.5 min | 7,734 |
| 44 | Brussels Airport (BRU) Belgium | Belgium | 2.0% | 24.5 min | 6,881 |
| 44 | Houston William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) United States | United States | 2.0% | 23.3 min | 5,220 |
| 44 | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) China | China | 2.0% | 12.5 min | 4,005 |
| 44 | Memphis International Airport (MEM) United States | United States | 2.0% | 24.4 min | 2,593 |
| 44 | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Belgium | Belgium | 2.0% | 19.3 min | 2,560 |
| 44 | Bentonville Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) United States | United States | 2.0% | 23.0 min | 1,666 |
| 53 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) United States | United States | 1.9% | 28.6 min | 19,342 |
| 53 | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) China | China | 1.9% | 18.2 min | 19,295 |
| 53 | New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) United States | United States | 1.9% | 36.6 min | 18,689 |
| 53 | Yinchuan Hedong International Airport (INC) China | China | 1.9% | 18.9 min | 2,591 |
| 53 | White Plains Westchester County Airport (HPN) United States | United States | 1.9% | 31.7 min | 1,997 |
| 53 | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) United States | United States | 1.9% | 21.8 min | 1,995 |
| 59 | Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) United States | United States | 1.8% | 26.7 min | 12,983 |
| 59 | Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) United States | United States | 1.8% | 27.9 min | 10,477 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) United States | United States | 1.8% | 22.3 min | 4,671 |
| 59 | Adelaide Airport (ADL) Australia | Australia | 1.8% | 18.4 min | 3,747 |
| 59 | Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Japan | Japan | 1.8% | 13.1 min | 3,275 |
| 59 | Cali Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO) Colombia | Colombia | 1.8% | 22.9 min | 2,563 |
| 59 | Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) United States | United States | 1.8% | 29.2 min | 1,999 |
| 59 | Albany International Airport (ALB) United States | United States | 1.8% | 25.4 min | 1,529 |
| 67 | Baltimore Washington International Airport (BWI) United States | United States | 1.7% | 23.5 min | 8,788 |
| 67 | Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YUL) Canada | Canada | 1.7% | 38.2 min | 6,768 |
| 67 | Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) United States | United States | 1.7% | 27.7 min | 5,617 |
| 67 | Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW) China | China | 1.7% | 24.5 min | 4,202 |
| 67 | Oakland International Airport (OAK) United States | United States | 1.7% | 21.0 min | 3,567 |
| 67 | Charleston International Airport (CHS) United States | United States | 1.7% | 27.5 min | 2,879 |
| 73 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) United States | United States | 1.6% | 29.5 min | 21,609 |
| 73 | Orlando International Airport (MCO) United States | United States | 1.6% | 30.2 min | 16,731 |
| 73 | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) United States | United States | 1.6% | 29.7 min | 11,091 |
| 73 | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) United States | United States | 1.6% | 27.9 min | 6,526 |
| 73 | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) United States | United States | 1.6% | 22.6 min | 5,482 |
| 73 | Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) United States | United States | 1.6% | 25.8 min | 4,241 |
| 73 | Ontario International Airport (ONT) United States | United States | 1.6% | 22.7 min | 2,909 |
| 73 | Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA) United States | United States | 1.6% | 26.7 min | 2,436 |
| 73 | Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont (SDU) Brazil | Brazil | 1.6% | 11.6 min | 2,323 |
| 73 | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) United States | United States | 1.6% | 26.6 min | 2,104 |
| 73 | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) Australia | Australia | 1.6% | 22.7 min | 1,618 |
| 73 | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) Lithuania | Lithuania | 1.6% | 24.6 min | 1,532 |
| 85 | Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA) United States | United States | 1.5% | 28.2 min | 17,311 |
| 85 | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) United States | United States | 1.5% | 33.0 min | 16,464 |
| 85 | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) China | China | 1.5% | 15.9 min | 9,421 |
| 85 | Kansas City International Airport (MCI) United States | United States | 1.5% | 26.5 min | 4,610 |
| 85 | West Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) United States | United States | 1.5% | 31.9 min | 3,244 |
| 85 | Sint Maarten Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) Sint Maarten | Sint Maarten | 1.5% | 10.4 min | 2,866 |
| 85 | Windsor Locks Bradley International Airport (BDL) United States | United States | 1.5% | 21.8 min | 2,525 |
| 85 | Providence Theodore Francis Green Airport (PVD) United States | United States | 1.5% | 23.6 min | 1,964 |
| 85 | Islamabad International Airport (ISB) Pakistan | Pakistan | 1.5% | 37.7 min | 1,712 |
| 94 | Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) United States | United States | 1.4% | 28.0 min | 17,751 |
| 94 | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) United States | United States | 1.4% | 31.0 min | 11,054 |
| 94 | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) United States | United States | 1.4% | 22.6 min | 10,433 |
| 94 | Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) United States | United States | 1.4% | 28.3 min | 3,597 |
| 94 | Oklahoma City Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) United States | United States | 1.4% | 25.3 min | 2,317 |
| 94 | Spokane International Airport (GEG) United States | United States | 1.4% | 21.1 min | 2,106 |
| 94 | Kona International Airport (KOA) United States | United States | 1.4% | 14.7 min | 1,970 |
Cite this
The airport with at least 50 departures a day with the highest share of departures cancelled in November 2025 was Des Moines International Airport (DSM): 4.7% of departures were cancelled (77 of 1,626). Source: Airportia, "Most cancellations, November 2025" (1–30 November 2025), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/most-cancellations/2025-11/, retrieved 3 November 2026.
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How we calculate this
- Which flights count
- Every flight in Airportia's schedule data (from the Aviation Edge feed) that was scheduled to depart in the period, counted once: code-share listings of the same flight are left out. Days are UTC calendar days.
- Departure delay
- The actual departure time (or the latest reported estimate when no actual time came in) minus the scheduled departure time. A flight that left early or on time counts as 0 minutes. A flight with no reported departure time, cancelled flights included, also counts as 0, so where the feed is patchy the average is lower than the real one.
- Average departure delay
- The mean of those delays over all counted flights in the period. It is not the share of flights more than 15 minutes late (the usual on-time measure), and it is about departures, not arrivals.
- Why there is no "most punctual" ranking
- Because flights without a reported departure time count as 0 minutes, a low average can mean missing data rather than punctuality, and the stored figures do not say how many flights had a reported time. So we only rank the most delayed, and the delay rankings leave out every airport, airline or country whose average delay is exactly 0, which almost always means that no times were reported.
- Cancellations
- Flights with the status Cancelled, as a share of the counted flights in the period.
- Airports
- Delays and cancellations are about departures from the airport. The busiest-airports ranking adds arrivals, counted on the day the flight was scheduled to depart. Totals include all tracked flights, including cargo.
- Period
- A month combines three 10-day periods: days 1–10, 11–20 and the last ten days of the month, weighted by departures. In a 31-day month day 21 is not included; in February the second and third periods overlap by a day or two.
- Minimum sample
- Only airports with at least 1,500 departures in the period (50 a day) are ranked, so a handful of flights cannot top the list. 3,508 smaller airports were left out.
Coverage follows the schedule feed: some regional airports and airlines are missing or report few actual times. These are Airportia's own figures, not official statistics from airports, airlines or regulators.