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Worst US Airports for Winter Weather

Where December–February weather is most operationally challenging.

  1. 1Spokane International AirportGEG · Spokane · 127,041 flights66/100
  2. 2Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUF · Buffalo · 134,624 flights71/100
  3. 3Greater Rochester International AirportROC · Rochester · 91,235 flights73/100
  4. 4Gerald R. Ford International AirportGRR · Grand Rapids · 114,482 flights74/100
  5. 5Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportANC · Anchorage · 125,241 flights74/100
  6. 6Syracuse Hancock International AirportSYR · Syracuse · 90,006 flights75/100
  7. 7Mahlon Sweet FieldEUG · Eugene · 54,125 flights76/100
  8. 8Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDTW · Detroit · 817,134 flights76/100
  9. 9The Eastern Iowa AirportCID · Cedar Rapids · 53,524 flights77/100
  10. 10Burlington International AirportBTV · Burlington · 52,299 flights77/100
  11. 11Albany International AirportALB · Albany · 89,805 flights79/100
  12. 12Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCLE · Cleveland · 249,712 flights79/100

How this list is built. Major US airports (50,000+ departures) ranked by average Dec–Feb calm-weather score (lower = more frequently challenging), from a rolling seven-year observation window. Display-only context — advisory, not a guarantee for any one flight.

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