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How long a layover do you need?

The 30 busiest U.S. hubs ranked by how often an inbound flight lands too late to make a connection. Safest first.

Before you book a tight connection, check the hub. Across these airports a 60-minute layover is missed between 10% (SLC) and 23% (SFO) of the time. Use the itinerary checker for your exact flights.

HubArrivals / yrMiss 45 minMiss 60 minLayover for <10% riskInbound cancelled
SLC Salt Lake City, UT118,49915%10%60 min0.9%
PDX Portland, OR76,42018%11%70 min1.0%
SEA Seattle, WA183,52619%11%70 min1.3%
IAH Houston, TX171,25317%12%70 min1.3%
IAD Washington, DC90,83817%12%70 min1.9%
BWI Baltimore, MD94,08520%12%70 min2.2%
CLT Charlotte, NC234,07317%12%75 min2.3%
ATL Atlanta, GA350,55218%12%75 min2.2%
LAX Los Angeles, CA193,96020%12%70 min1.2%
MSP Minneapolis, MN129,96218%13%75 min1.6%
PHX Phoenix, AZ199,06320%13%75 min1.2%
DEN Denver, CO319,65920%13%75 min1.3%
LAS Las Vegas, NV173,94422%14%75 min1.1%
DTW Detroit, MI142,11320%14%90 min2.0%
AUS Austin, TX91,21023%15%80 min1.3%
BNA Nashville, TN113,19923%15%80 min1.8%
MIA Miami, FL111,15222%15%80 min1.9%
DFW Dallas/Fort Worth, TX313,07221%15%90 min3.2%
TPA Tampa, FL76,36423%16%90 min1.9%
PHL Philadelphia, PA128,37422%16%90 min3.2%
JFK New York, NY124,84022%16%90 min4.8%
MCO Orlando, FL159,97624%16%90 min2.3%
EWR Newark, NJ134,80422%16%90 min4.1%
SAN San Diego, CA107,77127%17%80 min1.7%
ORD Chicago, IL389,89826%18%105 min3.4%
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL90,85728%19%100 min2.9%
BOS Boston, MA144,99027%20%100 min3.2%
LGA New York, NY166,56127%20%105 min5.9%
DCA Washington, DC147,50229%20%100 min4.4%
SFO San Francisco, CA151,70633%23%100 min1.4%

Assumes 30 minutes to reach the next gate and an on-time onward flight; risk counts flights that landed; cancelled or diverted inbound flights are shown separately (the airline rebooks those on one booking). Method.