Travel + Leisure Magazine just released it’s list of the United State’s “Best & Worst Airports” for 2009. They compiled information on flights that departed more than 15 minutes late from the country’s airports between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009 courtesy of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
There are some notable highlights from this year’s list of aviation hub angels and offenders. We have a new number one “worst” in ’09, Seattle (SEA) dropped off the top 10 “best” list, Chicago (MDW) fell from the “worst” list, and it should come as no surprise that all of the New York area airports made an appearance (…and not a good one). Here are this year’s winners and losers:
Worst Airports:
#1 – Newark (EWR)
#2 – Chicago (ORD)
#3 – Miami (MIA)
#4 (tied) – Dallas (DFW)
#4 (tied) – New York (LGA)
#4 (tied) – New York (JFK)
#7 – San Francisco (SFO)
#8 (tied) – Washington DC (IAD)
#8 (tied) – Atlanta (ATL)
#8 (tied) – Philadelphia (PHL)
Best Airports:
#1 – Salt Lake City (SLC)
#2 – Portland (PDX)
#3 (tied) – Washington DC (DCA)
#3 (tied) – Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP)
#5 (tied) – Los Angeles (LAX)
#5 (tied) – San Diego (SAN)
#5 (tied) – Tampa (TPA)
#5 (tied) – Detroit (DTW)
#9 (tied) – Phoenix (PHX)
#9 (tied) – Orlando (MCO)
So what is your favorite and least favorite airport? If you want to vent and share some airport horror stories, feel free to comment below.
For more information on this list, check out TravelandLeisure.com.
