Savannah Airport among worst for flight cancellations in the US, new report finds

Travelers flying out of Georgia this year may want to take a closer look at their airport options, especially if they’re hoping to avoid flight disruptions.

A new report from InsureMyTrip, based on U.S. Department of Transportation data, reveals that Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) ranks as the third-worst airport in the U.S. for flight cancellations in 2025.

According to the study, 2.72% of all flights out of SAV were canceled in the first half of the year, putting it just behind Washington D.C.’s Reagan National and Dallas/Fort Worth International.

Here’s more about what we know.

Where does Atlanta airport rank?

Meanwhile, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International (ATL), one of the world’s busiest airports, fared much better, coming in at No. 23 for cancellations, with a relatively low cancellation rate of 1.78%.

While ATL does make the top 25 for cancellations, it performs far better than Savannah and many other East Coast airports, several of which dominated the worst-performing list.

US airports with the most flight cancellations in 2025

1. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: 4.57% of flights cancelled

2. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: 3.44% of flights cancelled

3. Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport: 2.72% of flights cancelled

4. Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport: 2.63% of flights cancelled

5. Charleston International Airport: 2.62% of flights cancelled

6. Norfolk International Airport: 2.47% of flights cancelled

7. Newark Liberty International Airport: 2.45% of flights cancelled

8. Charlotte Douglas International Airport: 2.39% of flights cancelled

9. LaGuardia International Airport: 2.37% of flights cancelled

10. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport: 2.30% of flights cancelled

US airports with the most flight delays in 2025

1. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: 27.63% of flights delayed

2. Palm Beach International Airport: 27.19% of flights delayed

3. Newark Liberty International Airport: 26.33% of flights delayed

4. McGhee Tyson Airport: 26.18% of flights delayed

5. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport: 25.15% of flights delayed

6. Norfolk International Airport: 25.02% of flights delayed

7. Buffalo Niagara International Airport: 24.96% of flights delayed

8. Jacksonville International Airport: 24.65% of flights delayed

9. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport: 24.54% of flights delayed

10. Memphis International Airport: 24.50% of flights delayed

Methodology

The analysis from InsureMyTrip looked at flight delay and cancellation data from January to June 2025, examining the top 75 busiest airports in the U.S.

For more information, visit insuremytrip.com/travel-advice/travel-planning/us-airport-statistics-flight-cancellation-data/#2022.

Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Savannah airport sees high cancellation rate in 2025 travel data