[INFOGRAPHIC] Congratulations New York City! Our Airports Are the Top Three Most Likely to Delay Flights

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The U.S. Airports Most Likely to Delay Your Flight in 2018
The U.S. Airports Most Likely to Delay Your Flight in 2018
Photo: Asher & Lyric

Using data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), as well as cursory data on wait times in customs from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Asher & Lyric recently calculated which major U.S. international airports have the most delays. Congratulations New York City! We take the top three (read: worst three) spots!

After crunching all of the numbers, the absolute worst airport in America for delays, with a score of 588.99, is John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, NY (JFK). New York City’s primary airport had low scores across the board, with fewer on-time flights, more cancellations, and lots of delays. Taxiing times are particularly bad at this airport (27.5 minutes on average for taxiing out and 20.07 minutes for taxiing in). Airports in and around New York City performed badly in general, with Newark (EWR) and LaGuardia (LGA) coming in second and third place among the worst airports in the U.S., respectively.

Check out the accompanying article for more insight.

Step-by-Step Guide to Volunteering in New York City on Thanksgiving Day

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Thanksgiving 2010 | Fortune Society staff volunteers and family at The Bowery Mission, NYC - FortuneSociety.org Bowery.org - bowery-0092
Thanksgiving 2010 | Fortune Society staff volunteers and family at The Bowery Mission, NYC - FortuneSociety.org Bowery.org - bowery-0092
Photo: jvdalton

Here is our simple step-by-step guide to volunteering on Thanksgiving Day in New York City:

  1. Don't volunteer on Thanksgiving Day.
  2. Volunteer on literally any other day of the year.

That's it! Really simple! While your heart may be in the right place, 10-20 times more people volunteer on Thanksgiving Day versus any other day. Kitchens and shelters often have to turn volunteers away because there is not enough work or room to support every one who wants to help.

Ask yourself whether or not you are volunteering to make yourself feel good about doing it, or to really make a difference by providing a service to those in need. If the answer is the latter, you can make a bigger difference volunteering on any of the 364 other days where the help is needed most.

Head to NYC Service to learn more about how you can get involved in New York City volunteer service year round.