{
  "id": 3275599,
  "title": "30 major US airports with the most departure delays, ranked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/30-major-us-airports-with-the-most-departure-delays-ranked",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-25T14:02:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/major-us-airports-ranked-departure-delays-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Salt Lake City International Airport emerged as the airport with the highest on-time departure performance, boasting an 83.73% rate from January through June 2026. This was followed by Washington Dulles International Airport at 82.20%, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 79.66%, and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport at 79.03%. Notably, Newark Liberty International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Los Angeles International Airport rounded out the top 30, all with departure rates between 79.02% and 78.76%. The rankings were derived from Bureau of Transportation Statistics data of major airports, covering the period from January to June 2026.",
  "summary": "The Bureau of Transportation Statistics found that Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida had the lowest on-time departure rate.",
  "key_points": [
    "Salt Lake City International Airport had the highest on-time departure rate at 83.73%.",
    "Washington Dulles International Airport ranked second with a 82.20% departure performance."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}