America's Airports, Ranked From First to Worst

2009 rank: 3rd
On-time departures 2010: 84%
On-time arrivals 2010: 86%
On-time holiday departures: 85%
On-time holiday arrivals: 84%
Average security wait time: 10 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 5th out of 27
Safety: 4th out of 27
Amenities: 5th out of 27

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2009 rank: 6th
On-time departures 2010: 89%
On-time arrivals 2010: 86%
On-time holiday departures: 86%
On-time holiday arrivals: 87%
Average security wait time: 7 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 8th out of 27
Safety: 8th out of 27
Amenities: 15th out of 27

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2009 rank: 7th
On-time departures 2010: 84%
On-time arrivals 2010: 85%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 76%
Average security wait time: 5 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 20th out of 27
Safety: 18th out of 27
Amenities: 7th out of 27

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2009 rank: 4th
On-time departures 2010: 83%
On-time arrivals 2010: 83%
On-time holiday departures: 83%
On-time holiday arrivals: 83%
Average security wait time: 7 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 1st out of 27
Safety: 15th out of 27
Amenities: 25th out of 27

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2009 rank: 9th
On-time departures 2010: 81%
On-time arrivals 2010: 81%
On-time holiday departures: 83%
On-time holiday arrivals: 81%
Average security wait time: 9 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 2nd out of 27
Safety: 7th out of 27
Amenities: 4th out of 27

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2009 rank: 4th
On-time departures 2010: 86%
On-time arrivals 2010: 85%
On-time holiday departures: 84%
On-time holiday arrivals: 82%
Average security wait time: 11 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 15th out of 27
Safety: 26th out of 27
Amenities: 8th out of 27

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2009 rank: 8th
On-time departures 2010: 81%
On-time arrivals 2010: 84%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 83%
Average security wait time: 13 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 4th out of 27
Safety: 5th out of 27
Amenities: 12th out of 26

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2009 rank: 15th
On-time departures 2010: 83%
On-time arrivals 2010: 82%
On-time holiday departures: 85%
On-time holiday arrivals: 79%
Average security wait time: 8 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 18th out of 27
Safety: 17th out of 27
Amenities: 6th out of 27

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2009 rank: 1st
On-time departures 2010: 82%
On-time arrivals 2010: 80%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 77%
Average security wait time: 6 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 22nd out of 27
Safety: 2nd out of 27
Amenities: 11th out of 27

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2009 rank: 13
On-time departures 2010: 83%
On-time arrivals 2010: 79%
On-time holiday departures: 84%
On-time holiday arrivals: 79%
Average security wait time: 8 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 21st out of 27
Safety: 3rd out of 27
Amenities: 17th out of 27

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2009 rank: 17th
On-time departures 2010: 80%
On-time arrivals 2010: 83%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 80%
Average security wait time: 11 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 9th out of 27
Safety: 21st out of 27
Amenities: 3rd out of 27

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2009 rank: 5th
On-time departures 2010: 79%
On-time arrivals 2010: 79%
On-time holiday departures: 80%
On-time holiday arrivals: 76%
Average security wait time: 6 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 11th out of 27
Safety: 9th out of 27
Amenities: 1st out of 27

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2009 rank: 14th
On-time departures 2010: 81%
On-time arrivals 2010: 80%
On-time holiday departures: 85%
On-time holiday arrivals: 79%
Average security wait time: 7 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 24th out of 27
Safety: 11th out of 27
Amenities: 22nd out of 27

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2009 rank: 18th
On-time departures 2010: 82%
On-time arrivals 2010: 78%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 80%
Average security wait time: 5 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 16th out of 27
Safety: 25th out of 27
Amenities: 23rd out of 27

Michael Dwyer / AP Photo

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2009 rank: 10th
On-time departures 2010: 76%
On-time arrivals 2010: 80%
On-time holiday departures: 83%
On-time holiday arrivals: 77%
Average security wait time: 6 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 14th out of 27
Safety: 12th out of 27
Amenities: 10th out of 27

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2009 rank: 12th
On-time departures 2010: 79%
On-time arrivals 2010: 78%
On-time holiday departures: 81%
On-time holiday arrivals: 79%
Average security wait time: 9 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 10th out of 27
Safety: 16th out of 27
Amenities: 2nd out of 27

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2009 rank: 16th
On-time departures 2010: 76%
On-time arrivals 2010: 80%
On-time holiday departures: 80%
On-time holiday arrivals: 72%
Average security wait time: 7 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 19th out of 27
Safety: 1st out of 27
Amenities: 9th out of 27

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2009 rank: 19th
On-time departures 2010: 79%
On-time arrivals 2010: 78%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 79%
Average security wait time: 8 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 6th out of 27
Safety: 27th out of 27
Amenities: 16th out of 27

Lou Toman / South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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2009 rank: 20th
On-time departures 2010: 81%
On-time arrivals 2010: 75%
On-time holiday departures: 79%
On-time holiday arrivals: 77%
Average security wait time: 6 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 23rd out of 27
Safety: 6th out of 27
Amenities: 27th out of 27

David Goldman / AP Photo

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2009 rank: 11
On-time departures 2010: 72%
On-time arrivals 2010: 81%
On-time holiday departures: 78%
On-time holiday arrivals: 77%
Average security wait time: 8 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 7th out of 27
Safety: 22nd out of 27
Amenities: 14th out of 27

Jim Damaske / Newscom

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2009 rank: 21
On-time departures 2010: 77%
On-time arrivals 2010: 74%
On-time holiday departures: 73%
On-time holiday arrivals: 76%
Average security wait time: 4 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 3rd out of 27
Safety: 20th out of 27
Amenities: 18th out of 27

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2009 rank: 23
On-time departures 2010: 80%
On-time arrivals 2010: 77%
On-time holiday departures: 82%
On-time holiday arrivals: 76%
Average security wait time: 10 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 25th out of 27
Safety: 10th out of 27
Amenities: 21st out of 27

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2009 rank: 22nd
On-time departures 2010: 77%
On-time arrivals 2010: 77%
On-time holiday departures: 80%
On-time holiday arrivals: 77%
Average security wait time: 10 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 13th out of 27
Safety: 14th out of 27
Amenities: 19th out of 27

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2009 rank: 25th
On-time departures 2010: 78%
On-time arrivals 2010: 76%
On-time holiday departures: 81%
On-time holiday arrivals: 78%
Average security wait time: 9 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 17th out of 27
Safety: 23rd out of 27
Amenities: 13th out of 27

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2009 rank: 24th
On-time departures 2010: 77%
On-time arrivals 2010: 76%
On-time holiday departures: 81%
On-time holiday arrivals: 77%
Average security wait time: 7 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 27th out of 27
Safety: 13th out of 27
Amenities: 20th out of 27

Mark Lennihan / AP Photo

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2009 rank: 26th
On-time departures 2010: 74%
On-time arrivals 2010: 77%
On-time holiday departures: 75%
On-time holiday arrivals: 73%
Average security wait time: 13 minutes
Tarmac nightmares: 12th out of 27
Safety: 19th out of 27
Amenities: 24th out of 27

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America's Airports, Ranked From First to Worst

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