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2019’s Best And Worst Airports In America
By Danielle Dorsey
Navigating through airports isn’t particularly enjoyable, but the fun that awaits us once we arrive at our destinations makes it a fair trade-off. The Points Guy is helping passengers improve their airport experiences with the release of a list that ranks the best and worst airports in the country. Scores are given based on a variety of factors including sustainability efforts, local community involvement, city traffic analytics, as well as on-time departure and arrival statistics.
This year, San Diego International Airport tops the list for its on-time flight record, amenities, and convenient location, just seven minutes from downtown. Chicago’s Midway International Airport was given the title of worst airport in 2019, thanks to its paltry amenities, poor punctuality, and its distance from the city center.
Here’s The Points Guy’s full list of the 25 best and worst airports in America:
The 25 best airports in America in 2019
25. Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport
24. Tampa International Airport
23. Mccarran International Airport (Las Vegas)
22. JFK International Airport (NYC)
21. Nashville International Airport
20. Salt Lake City International Airport
19. Washington Dulles International Airport
18. Philadelphia International Airport
17. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston)
16. Los Angeles International Airport
15. St. Louis Lambert International Airport
14. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
13. Charlotte Douglas International Airport
12. Miami International Airport
11. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
10. John Wayne Airport (Orange County)
9. Indianapolis International Airport
8. Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
7. San Francisco International Airport
6. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
5. Sacramento International Airport
4. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
3. Portland International Airport
2. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
1. San Diego International Airport
The 25 worst airports in America in 2019
25. Honolulu International Airport
24. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
23. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
22. Ronald Regan Washington National Airport
21. O’Hare International Airport (Chicago)
20. Denver International Airport
19. Boston Logan International Airport
18. San Antonio International Airport
17. Newark Liberty International Airport
16. Pittsburgh International Airport
15. John Glenn Columbus International Airport
14. Dallas Love Field Airport
13. Oakland International Airport
12. Raleigh-Durham International Airport
11. Kansas City International Airport
10. Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (Puerto Rico)
9. William P. Hobby Airport (Houston)
8. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
7. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
6. Laguardia Airport (NYC)
5. Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers)
4. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
3. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
2. Orlando International Airport
1. Chicago Midway International Airport
Danielle Dorsey
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