National Aviation Day is approaching on August 19th, a day to celebrate the development of all things aviation.
From the first flight in 1903 in North Carolina, to approximately 100,000 flights per day in the US alone, the aviation landscape has drastically changed.
However, with so many flights occurring every single day, the number of delays has increased. In fact, over the last five years the number of delayed flights has jumped from 17.3% (2018) to 21.6% (2023 so far), according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
A new report uses the data to reveal which airports across the US and North Carolina you have the greatest odds of being delayed.
The North Carolina airports where you have the greatest odds of being delayed during 2023:
| Rank | Airport | Location | Delayed Departures (%) | Odds of Being Delayed |
| 1 | Concord Padgett Regional | Concord | 28.40% | +252 or 1 in 3.52 |
| 2 | Charlotte Douglas International | Charlotte | 19.35% | +417 or 1 in 5.17 |
| 3 | Raleigh-Durham International | Raleigh/Durham | 17.23% | +480 or 1 in 5.80 |
| 4 | Fayetteville Regional/Grannis Field | Fayetteville | 17.16% | +483 or 1 in 5.83 |
| 5 | Asheville Regional | Asheville | 15.95% | +527 or 1 in 6.27 |
| 6 | Wilmington International | Wilmington | 14.27% | +601 or 1 in 7.01 |
| 7 | Coastal Carolina Regional | New Bern/Morehead/Beaufort | 14.12% | +608 or 1 in 7.08 |
| 8 | Pitt Greenville | Greenville | 13.64% | +633 or 1 in 7.33 |
| 9 | Albert J Ellis | Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune | 13.48% | +642 or 1 in 7.42 |
| 10 | Piedmont Triad International | Greensboro/High Point | 12.95% | +672 or 1 in 7.72 |
Combining the flight data from the airports above, the odds of being delayed flying out of North Carolina in 2023 is around 22.9% (or +337).
The top 20 US airports where you have the greatest odds of being delayed during 2023:
| Rank | Airport | State | Delayed Departures (%) | Odds of Being Delayed |
| 1 | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport | Florida | 31.31% | +219 or 1 in 3.19 |
| 2 | Harry Reid International Airport | Nevada | 28.87% | +246 or 1 in 3.46 |
| 3 | Kahului Airport | Hawaii | 28.32% | +253 or 1 in 3.53 |
| 4 | Orlando International Airport | Florida | 27.93% | +258 or 1 in 3.58 |
| 5 | Denver International Airport | Colorado | 27.17% | +268 or 1 in 3.68 |
| 6 | Palm Beach International Airport | Florida | 27.02% | +270 or 1 in 3.70 |
| 7 | Miami International Airport | Florida | 25.86% | +287 or 1 in 3.87 |
| 8 | Midway International Airport | Illinois | 25.50% | +292 or 1 in 3.92 |
| 9 | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport | Hawaii | 24.73% | +304 or 1 in 4.04 |
| 10 | Newark Liberty International Airport | New Jersey | 24.45% | +309 or 1 in 4.09 |
| 11 | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Texas | 24.42% | +310 or 1 in 4.10 |
| 12 | Reno–Tahoe International Airport | Nevada | 23.85% | +319 or 1 in 4.19 |
| T13 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | New York | 23.80% | +320 or 1 in 4.20 |
| T13 | Oakland International Airport | California | 23.80% | +320 or 1 in 4.20 |
| 15 | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | Puerto Rico | 23.31% | +329 or 1 in 4.29 |
| 16 | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Texas | 22.83% | +338 or 1 in 4.38 |
| 17 | John Wayne Airport | California | 22.76% | +339 or 1 in 4.39 |
| 18 | Dallas Love Field | Texas | 22.05% | +354 or 1 in 4.54 |
| 19 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Arizona | 21.99% | +355 or 1 in 4.55 |
| 20 | San Francisco International Airport | California | 21.80% | +359 or 1 in 4.59 |
When looking into large (airports handling over 1% of the country’s annual passenger boarding’s) and medium hub airports (airports handling 0.25–1% of the country’s annual passenger boarding’s) across the US, of which there are 64:
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport ranks #38 with 19.35% of flights being delayed.
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport ranks #49 with 17.23% of flights being delayed.
