Michigan Has One Of The Worst Airports For Connecting Flights

If you've ever gone through the unfortunate event of missing a connecting flight to your destination you know how frustrating it can be.

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Some of the biggest factors that affect people trying to catch a connecting flight are

• Delays or weather disruptions
• Short layover times
• Airport layout
• Security checks
• Customs and immigration procedures
• Late arrivals
• Lost luggage
• Overbooking
• Missed announcements

A list recently came out highlighting the 10 airports in America that are the worst for people trying to catch a connecting flight.

Michigan Has One Of The Worst Airports For Connecting Flights

The Website Finance Buzz looked at airport maps and measured distances between gates at 50 of the busiest airports in the country to find out where you’ll have a better (or worse) chance at making your next flight.

These are the 10 worst airports according to their research.

Number 1 - Denver International Airport (DEN)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 34 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 23 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 15 minutes

Number 2 - O'Hare International Airport (ORD)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 49 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 20 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 9 minutes

Number 3 - Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 22 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 15 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 19 minutes

Number 4 - John Wayne Airport (SNA)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 15 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 15 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 11 minutes

Number 5 - LaGuardia Airport (LGA)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 39 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 21 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 14 minutes

Number 6 - John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 38 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 15 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to the farthest-away gate: 17 minutes

Number 7 - Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 28 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 12 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 7 minutes

Number 8 - Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 15 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 15 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 10 minutes

Number 9 - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 53 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 14 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to the farthest-away gate: 9 minutes

Number 10 - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)

• Longest walk between any two gates in the airport: 18 minutes
• How long it takes to walk end-to-end in largest terminal: 16 minutes
• How long it takes to walk from security to farthest-away gate: 13 minutes