CLT among airports hardest hit by flight delays

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Douglas International Airport has been among the nation’s hardest hit by flight delays so far this summer, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal based on data from FlightAware.

The analysis looked at the 100 busiest airports in the world — most of which had more than 20% of their flights delayed between June 1 and July 24. Airports are ranked by the share of completed departures that arrived at their destinations more than 15 minutes late.

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In the U.S., Chicago Midway International Airport had the most delays at 38.3%, with cancellations at 1.3%.

CLT, where 29.7% of flights were delayed and 3.4% canceled, landed fifth among U.S. airports.

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