Canceled Newark Airport Flights: Travel Hub Ranks 2nd Worst In Nation This Year

NEWARK, NJ — Thousands of flight cancelations — including dozens of trips in and out of Newark — continue to plague travelers across the nation. But the experience has been more common this year at New Jersey's main air-travel hub than in most airports.

Newark Liberty International Airport sustained the second-highest rate of flight cancelations from January through September, according to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation. During that span, 5.8 percent of the airport's 95,869 flights got canceled.

Meanwhile, 93 flights to and from Newark have been canceled or delayed as of Tuesday morning, according to FlightAware.

New York's air hubs struggled, as well. LaGuardia Airport led the nation with 6 percent of flights canceled, while John F. Kennedy International Airport placed fourth with 4.3 percent of flights scrapped.

Roughly 2,900 flights within, into or out of the U.S. remain canceled Tuesday, including more than 2,500 with Southwest Airlines, according to FlightAware.

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As of Tuesday morning, FlightAware shows 9 percent of Tuesday's flights out of Newark delayed, with 2 percent canceled, while 5 percent of flights into Newark were delayed, with 3 percent canceled.

Check the status of specific flights to and from the Newark Airport.

Here are the 10 U.S. airports with the highest rates of canceled flights from January to September:

1. LaGuardia Airport (New York): 6 percent, 7,658 flights canceled
2. Newark Airport: 5.8 percent, 5,598 flights canceled
3. Reagan National Airport (Washington, D.C.): 4.6 percent, 4,955 flights canceled
4. JFK Airport (New York): 4.6 percent, 7,658 flights canceled
5. Boston Logan International Airport: 3.9 percent, 3,957 flights canceled
6. Tampa International Airport: 3.7 percent, 2,019 flights canceled
7. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (Baltimore): 3.5 percent, 2,217 flights canceled
8. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport: 3.3 percent, 6,927 flights canceled
9. Miami International Airport: 3.2 percent, 2,677 flights canceled
10. Dallas Love Field Airport: 3.2 percent, 1,549 flights canceled