The Worst Times And Places To Fly: Stay The $%# Away From Orlando Airport At 10pm

Attention World: Stay the $%#@ away from Orlando International Airport at 10pm! According to the brand new numbers from the Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report, flights scheduled to depart from 10pm-11pm at Orlando’s airport are on-time only 33.3% of the time. Yes, if you leave Orlando International Airport from 10-11pm, you have a 2 out 3 chance of being late. Don’t risk it.

The Worst Times And Places To Fly:

DEPARTURES:

1. Orlando International Airport 10:00 -10:59 PM 33.3%
2. Atlanta International Airport 9:00 – 9:59 PM 35.2%
3. Chicago Midway Airport 8:00 – 8:59 PM 35.4%
4. Atlanta International Airport 8:00 – 8:59 PM 36.3%
5. JFK International Airport, NYC 7:00 – 7:59 PM 37.2%

ARRIVALS:

1. JFK International Airport, NYC 6:00 – 6:59 PM 37.8%
2. Atlanta International Airport 8:00 – 8:59 PM 40.6%
3: LaGuardia Airport, NYC 10:00 – 10:59 PM 41.8%
4. Baltimore Washington International Airport 6:00 – 6:59 AM 42.6%
5. Miami International Airport 11:00 – 5:59 AM 43.8%

And just for good measure, here are some specific flights that were never on time in August. Never. Not once.

  • Atlantic Southeast Airlines 5:50 PM 4361: Alexandria International Airport, LA – Atlanta International Airport
  • Atlantic Southeast Airlines 8:04 PM 4530: Atlanta International Airport – Hilton Head Island Airport, SC

Atlantic Southeast also lead all airlines in regularly scheduled flights late 70% of the time or more with 16.7%. The next closest was Comair with 6.4%.

Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report [DOT]
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