"10. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.: Minneapolis St. Paul International"

Minneapolis is my favorite airport to fly in to. I do it several times a year, and out of all the airports I've ever flown in to, it is by far the nicest. It's laid out well, plenty of restaurants to choose from, shops to look at if you're bored. (There is this one restaurant my wife and I always stop at if we have time, it's the French Meadows Cafe, damn good food, reasonable prices and good portion sizes - the fact that it is all organic is just a bonus).

I used to live in Atlanta.. and I loathe and despise that airport.

Newark is always on these lists, it's just a matter of what place in the top 5. Newark-Liberty is a life-sucker.

So, nearly all the relevant airports in the country then?

Atlanta *is* awful. Their security line is run by mentally challenged baboons. I love when it runs out the front door and into the sweltering Georgia heat. Good times.

Philly is the worst, in my opinion. 9 times out of 10 when I fly in there I get delayed.

Is it any wonder that most of these are in notoriously bad weather areas? I think Detroit Metro should be proud not to be in the top 10. Quite an accomplishment.

Yay for Cleveland Hopkins not being on the list. I've never been delayed there.

Gee, The nations busiest airports are the ones with the most delays?

Who would've thunk it?

Every time I've flown abroad, I've gone through Atlanta. Every time I've returned, the greatest culture shock of the entire trip has been coming back to Atlanta's customs and baggage agents. If I were a foreign visitor coming to the US for the first time, I'd get back on the plane.

This summer I'm leaving via O'Hare, but with a nice long connecting layover (knock on wood). And plenty of time for Pizzeria Uno, which is as close as I'll get to the "real thing".

Good going DC but I fly out of Dulles all the time and I don't see the problem.

Hooray! #1! Eat it, New Jersey!

BWI FTW! Never had a delay from there.

Oh Dallas/Ft Worth, my nemesis. Everytime I fly through DFW I get delayed and it is normally when I am coming from Australia so the flight is already long enough. Last time I was delayed for a few hours at LAX causing me to miss my flight out of DFW by 10 minutes!! This also happened to be one of the last flights taking off before a tornado warning hit. By the end of that trip it is safe to say I was very stinky.

@Ash78: Yes, Dallas/Fort Worth was the same way. I wondered if they had forgotten about such thing as 'common courtesy'?

Good to see that Washington National and Dulles are on here. Surprised that it's 20/16 respectively.

I would like to see a list of the airports ranked in volume of flights next to this list.

@Mr_D: We'll happily eat it! Can you believe I used to do a Newark-to-Chicago round-trip every week? Bru-tal.

I like DFW myself... I haven't had too much trouble there since I moved to Dallas last year...

I like Detroit and MSP as well. I never have trouble at Detroit and rarely at MSP, mostly weather.

I hate O'Hare... but I can get affordable flights from DFW to ORD, than to any other airport in the area of Northern Indiana where I have family.

@Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen: Plus, 9 out of the top 12 would be prone to inclement weather during the winter. Not to defend O'Hare (because I can't stand it) but this was a pretty terrible Midwest winter

I'm surprised Denver is not higher up on the list. I play extra to avoid having a layover there when having to cross the fly-over states.

Every time I've mad the misfortune to have a connection in Denver, my flights have been delayed or canceled. Every time. I'm not exaggerating.

I didn't even need to read the list to know what would be #1. Granted, it's a busy airport in a place that gets some tough weather. But it does make Midway seem like a wonderful place, even if it is way out there.

This is like every major American airport.

I've flown through LAX twice. Talk about a waste of time. What's with having to check out of security and then go back through security to change airlines? Chicago O'Hare is my "home" airport and it hasn't been bad so far. Of course you're going to have "time wasted" for incliment weather in Chicago....ice storm anyone?

w00t, STL FTW. The only times my flights in or out of STL have been delayed were due to severe weather conditions. I've always been in the air just a couple minutes after pushing back from the gate, no waiting on the tarmac or anything like that

shame on the politically correct for renaming the first airport in the USA to "Newark Liberty." I am sure the Bush administration had something to do with it since they are clearly the evil spawn of satan.

Philly... I've never had a delay longer then 5 minutes! And wasn't Philly just voted one of the best international airports in the US?

Apparently I'm pretty lucky that I've only ever been delayed once on one leg of a trip I have made multiple times. From Detroit to Philly to Boston and back. All 3 on the list, but I've only had the one problem and it was taken care of quickly

Chicago's #1 Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

@VA_White: I'm shocked Atlanta isn't number 1. I hate that airport with a passion, especially since they're the hub for Delta.

I've had no problems using La Guardia for connections and I miss the days when Dulles was actually the better alternative to National. Like theblackdog said BWI now wins.

@shockwaver: That's funny because I HATE the Minneapolis Airport. When I die, hell will be the MPLS airport. It is always snowing. Always. My last flight in had to circle the airport for almost an hour and a half before we landed. I thought I was going to get airsick and then when we finally landed, I still had to face the MPLS airport. There might be some decent food options, but if you have a morning flight, the only thing open is about 4 Burger Kings, and if you leave the passenger area after a flight, but have to wait for your ride, there is nothing, not even a coffee shop. I've also had more problems with the TSA staff than at any other airport. And finally, the wi-fi, for the love of god, why is there no wi-fi when you really need it?

Yay! Boston is on the list. Oh, wait, that's a bad thing...

I am really suprised JFK is not #1. I flew out of there in March and was delayed for like ten hours. Place was like a refugee camp.

I love that I've been on O'Hare -> LAX flights weekly for the past two months (and for the next 5 months) and have yet to experience a delay or cancellation at all.

(knock on wood)

Wow two of the airports I frequently use are in the top 10. Number 1 is a no brainer. I have flown O'hare multiple times and NEVER once got out on time.

My parents now avoid all air travel because of Führer Bush's security measures.

@BlondeGrlz:

Yeah, at my last job my biggest customer was Home fucking Depot so I had to go to Atlanta all the time. Like dealing with HD wasn't bad enough, I also had to endure the gauntlet of Atlanta airport on the front and back end of each soul-sucking business trip.

@Narockstar:

I have to disagree with you there. I think out of all of 'em that Minneapolis is the nicest airport around.

For me I guess there always seems to be a trade off. Either the airport is nicely set up with wi-fi and amenities but the fights are chronically late or its visa versa.

@shockwaver Narockstar and larsitron

Living in Minneapolis, the Minneapolis airport is tough because of the weather, especially in the winter months, causes so many delays and problems. And baggage claim can be absolutely brutal depending on the airline. Not consistently as bad as some, but if you catch a bad day, this airport can still ruin your day pretty quick. My $.02

The best airport to fly out of in my opinion is Kansas City International. Every flight I've had out of that airport has been on time, and the only delays have been due to weather. Also they have the simplest airport layout that is easy to navigate and they have free wifi, and other new amenities (due to the major renovation of all the terminals).

The only thing that I don't like about KCI is that the majority of the food options are outside of the gates, so you have to go out and then come back into security (which no one likes to do).

@VA_White: I am so so sorry. I think I would rather stab myself in the eyeball with a rusty nail. Thank God you said "last job" or I was going to call the nearest mental hospital and save you a room.

@Narockstar: there's a starbucks downstairs by baggage claim (inside), no security check required!

The only thing worse than flying out of Newark is trying to get to JFK (taxi, shuttle, train, you name it and it takes FOREVER to get there).

Yup - I still say the best large international airport in the US is Houston-IAH. I fly LAX-IAH on Continental at least 4 times a year and trying to get through the Continental terminal at LAX takes twice as long, even though it's roughly 1/4th the size of the two terminals Continental occupies at IAH.

Security at IAH is fast and seamless - I don't even mind taking off my shoes because there is carpet and benches on the other side to put them back on. The gates are spread out, but the moving sidewalks mean you can get from the security checkpoint to the furthest gate in less than 5 minutes (I did that last Sunday.)

Meanwhile at LAX it can take almost an hour just to get through the security line - and checked in from home and didn't check bags! What a pain.

Woo! Go Houston!

At least Washington National has short security lines thanks to a limited flight schedule. I'd rather wait in a lobby where I can walk around and do whatever than in a screening line like at Dulles.

I do not understand the hate for Atlanta Airport. I live here and have never had a problem. I have flown during the busiest times (Weds before Thanksgiving, etc) and have never had more than 2 people ahead of me in the security line. Of course I use the other security line and don't deal with the monstrosity of the main security line. Now, my flights never leave on time which sucks, but the airport itself is easy to navigate with the little train and there is Delta (and AirTran) check-in right next to the MARTA stop which is always empty so that is easy too.

Same thing with the Newark (I lived in NJ for 25 years). Easy to get around, the pods structure of A & B makes security easier and the gates closer. It would suck if you had to go deep into the bowels of Terminal C, but for everything else Newark is a fine airport.

Kennedy, OTOH, is the ninth circle of hell.

So, if you live in NYC, you're basically screwed?

May I remind that guy from Newark, NJ that the first airport to open after Kittyhawk is College Park, MD?

Anyway, if AA screws up tomorrow at Chicago, I'll sure to liveblog about it to the Consumerist.

There's a reason those of us in Colorado say DIA stands for "Damned Inconvenient Airport"...

Yeah, I knew that O'Hare would be in the #1 or #2 spot w/o even looking. Everyone here in Chicago knows that O'Hare has maintained that position for decades.

MIDWAY when possible FTW!