# Only one US airport gets hit with more holiday delays than a top NYC hub: report

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/only-one-us-airport-gets-hit-with-more-holiday-delays-than-a-top-nyc-hub-report/
- Published: 2026-11-05T20:27:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T21:42:05+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/05/lifestyle/holiday-flight-delays-and-sky-high-airfare-top-airports-and-airlines-to-avoid-this-winter/
- Topics: Americas, Culture, Research, Science, Travel, World

## Key points

- San Francisco and LaGuardia had the highest weather-related delay shares.
- December was the most disruption-prone month in the analysis.
- Holiday fares are higher than last year.

## Summary

An analysis of winter flight disruptions found San Francisco International Airport had the highest share of weather-related delays among 60 busy US airports, with New York’s LaGuardia second. The findings matter to holiday travellers weighing where to connect, although past patterns cannot predict this winter’s conditions.

From November 2021 to January 2026, weather was linked to 40.3% of delays at San Francisco and 38.9% at LaGuardia, compared with 10.2% at Los Angeles International. December had the greatest weather-related disruption share, nearly 24%; Alaska Airlines recorded 27.8% of its delays as winter-related, while Hawaiian Airlines recorded 7.9%. The report also says average round-trip fares are up year on year: $402 for Thanksgiving and $452 for Christmas.

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