PlaneSane rankings
Worst US Airports for Winter Weather
Where December–February weather is most operationally challenging.
- 1Spokane International AirportGEG · Spokane · 130,920 flights66/100
- 2Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUF · Buffalo · 139,333 flights71/100
- 3Greater Rochester International AirportROC · Rochester · 94,133 flights73/100
- 4Gerald R. Ford International AirportGRR · Grand Rapids · 118,186 flights74/100
- 5Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportANC · Anchorage · 129,891 flights74/100
- 6Syracuse Hancock International AirportSYR · Syracuse · 92,766 flights75/100
- 7Mahlon Sweet FieldEUG · Eugene · 56,063 flights76/100
- 8Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDTW · Detroit · 841,085 flights76/100
- 9The Eastern Iowa AirportCID · Cedar Rapids · 55,215 flights77/100
- 10Burlington International AirportBTV · Burlington · 54,068 flights77/100
- 11Albany International AirportALB · Albany · 92,771 flights79/100
- 12Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCLE · Cleveland · 257,842 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.