US Airports With the Most Frequent IFR Weather
Among 1,400 eligible U.S. airports analyzed by ATIS Alerts for 2006–2025, KJDN (Jordan Airport) had the highest share of instrument (IFR/LIFR) conditions, at 100.0% of observations.
The combined percentage of hourly observations classified IFR or LIFR — ceiling below 1,000 ft and/or visibility under 3 statute miles.
- Airports ranked
- 1,400
- Study period
- 2006–2025
- Metric
- IFR + LIFR
- Updated
- 2026-07-20
Top 10
| # | Airport | Location | Region | IFR + LIFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KJDNJordan Airport | Jordan, MT | Northern Rockies | 100.0% |
| 2 | KREORome State Airport | Rome, OR | Great Basin | 100.0% |
| 3 | KMTPMontauk Airport | Montauk, NY | Mid-Atlantic | 41.9% |
| 4 | PAADPoint Thomson Airstrip | Deadhorse, AK | Alaska Arctic | 38.7% |
| 5 | PABRWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport | Utqiaġvik, AK | Alaska Arctic | 31.9% |
| 6 | PASCDeadhorse Airport | Deadhorse, AK | Alaska Arctic | 31.7% |
| 7 | PAQTNuiqsut Airport | Nuiqsut, AK | Alaska Arctic | 30.3% |
| 8 | KBOKBrookings Airport | Brookings, OR | Pacific Northwest Coast | 26.2% |
| 9 | KCECJack Mc Namara Field Airport | Crescent City, CA | Northern California | 25.5% |
| 10 | KACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | Arcata/Eureka, CA | Northern California | 24.5% |
Top 100 of 1,400 eligible airports
| # | Airport | Location | Region | IFR + LIFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KJDNJordan Airport | Jordan, MT | Northern Rockies | 100.0% |
| 2 | KREORome State Airport | Rome, OR | Great Basin | 100.0% |
| 3 | KMTPMontauk Airport | Montauk, NY | Mid-Atlantic | 41.9% |
| 4 | PAADPoint Thomson Airstrip | Deadhorse, AK | Alaska Arctic | 38.7% |
| 5 | PABRWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport | Utqiaġvik, AK | Alaska Arctic | 31.9% |
| 6 | PASCDeadhorse Airport | Deadhorse, AK | Alaska Arctic | 31.7% |
| 7 | PAQTNuiqsut Airport | Nuiqsut, AK | Alaska Arctic | 30.3% |
| 8 | KBOKBrookings Airport | Brookings, OR | Pacific Northwest Coast | 26.2% |
| 9 | KCECJack Mc Namara Field Airport | Crescent City, CA | Northern California | 25.5% |
| 10 | KACVCalifornia Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport | Arcata/Eureka, CA | Northern California | 24.5% |
| 11 | KAVXCatalina Airport | Avalon, CA | Southern California Coast | 23.1% |
| 12 | KOLECattaraugus County-Olean Airport | Olean, NY | Great Lakes | 21.5% |
| 13 | PAMDMiddleton Island Airport | Middleton Island, AK | Alaska Interior & Southcentral | 21.0% |
| 14 | PASMSt Mary's Airport | St Mary's, AK | Alaska Southwest & Aleutians | 21.0% |
| 15 | KLPCLompoc Airport | Lompoc, CA | Southern California Coast | 20.4% |
| 16 | KONPNewport Municipal Airport | Newport, OR | Pacific Northwest Coast | 19.9% |
| 17 | KBFDBradford Regional Airport | Bradford, PA | Mid-Atlantic | 19.5% |
| 18 | KPWTBremerton National Airport | Bremerton, WA | Pacific Northwest Coast | 19.0% |
| 19 | KWVIWatsonville Municipal Airport | Watsonville, CA | Northern California | 19.0% |
| 20 | KSMXSanta Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field | Santa Maria, CA | Southern California Coast | 18.7% |
| 21 | PACDCold Bay Airport | Cold Bay, AK | Alaska Southwest & Aleutians | 18.4% |
| 22 | KCQXChatham Municipal Airport | Chatham, MA | New England | 18.4% |
| 23 | KACKNantucket Memorial Airport | Nantucket, MA | New England | 18.3% |
| 24 | KMVYMartha's Vineyard Airport | Martha's Vineyard, MA | New England | 18.2% |
| 25 | KMRYMonterey Regional Airport | Monterey, CA | Northern California | 18.1% |
| 26 | KSHNSanderson Field | Shelton, WA | Pacific Northwest Coast | 17.7% |
| 27 | KSTSCharles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport | Santa Rosa, CA | Northern California | 17.6% |
| 28 | KJHWChautauqua County-Jamestown Airport | Jamestown, NY | Great Lakes | 17.6% |
| 29 | KJSTJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport | Johnstown, PA | Ohio Valley | 17.5% |
| 30 | KCMXHoughton County Memorial Airport | Hancock, MI | Great Lakes | 17.5% |
| 31 | KLNLKings Land O' Lakes Airport | Land O' Lakes, WI | Northern Plains | 17.5% |
| 32 | KRKDKnox County Regional Airport | Rockland, ME | New England | 17.3% |
| 33 | KMPOPocono Mountains Municipal Airport | Mount Pocono, PA | Mid-Atlantic | 17.2% |
| 34 | KHYACape Cod Gateway Airport | Hyannis, MA | New England | 16.8% |
| 35 | PAYAYakutat Airport | Yakutat, AK | Alaska Southeast | 16.6% |
| 36 | KORHWorcester Regional Airport | Worcester, MA | New England | 16.6% |
| 37 | KEGVEagle River Union Airport | Eagle River, WI | Northern Plains | 16.5% |
| 38 | KHZLHazleton Municipal Airport | Hazleton, PA | Mid-Atlantic | 16.4% |
| 39 | PAPHPort Heiden Airport | Port Heiden, AK | Alaska Southwest & Aleutians | 16.4% |
| 40 | KSLKAdirondack Regional Airport | Saranac Lake, NY | Mid-Atlantic | 16.3% |
| 41 | KFVENorthern Aroostook Regional Airport | Frenchville, ME | New England | 16.3% |
| 42 | KUUUNewport State Airport | Newport, RI | New England | 16.2% |
| 43 | KAUGAugusta State Airport | Augusta, ME | New England | 16.1% |
| 44 | KCADWexford County Airport | Cadillac, MI | Great Lakes | 16.0% |
| 45 | PADKAdak Airport | Adak, AK | Alaska Southwest & Aleutians | 16.0% |
| 46 | KCKCGrand Marais Cook County Airport | Grand Marais, MN | Northern Plains | 15.8% |
| 47 | KERYLuce County Airport | Newberry, MI | Great Lakes | 15.8% |
| 48 | KEWBNew Bedford Regional Airport | New Bedford, MA | New England | 15.7% |
| 49 | KIWIWiscasset Airport | Wiscasset, ME | New England | 15.7% |
| 50 | KSNCChester Airport | Chester, CT | New England | 15.7% |
| 51 | KWVLWaterville Robert Lafleur Airport | Waterville, ME | New England | 15.6% |
| 52 | KPYMPlymouth Municipal Airport | Plymouth, MA | New England | 15.5% |
| 53 | KDUJDuBois Regional Airport | Dubois, PA | Mid-Atlantic | 15.5% |
| 54 | KELZWellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field | Wellsville, NY | Great Lakes | 15.3% |
| 55 | KDLHDuluth International Airport | Duluth, MN | Northern Plains | 15.3% |
| 56 | KTANTaunton Municipal King Field | Taunton, MA | New England | 15.2% |
| 57 | KSNSSalinas Municipal Airport | Salinas, CA | Northern California | 15.2% |
| 58 | KOXCWaterbury Oxford Airport | Oxford, CT | New England | 15.1% |
| 59 | KACPAllen Parish Airport | Oakdale, LA | Central Gulf Coast | 15.1% |
| 60 | KHQMBowerman Airport | Hoquiam, WA | Pacific Northwest Coast | 15.0% |
| 61 | KSAWMarquette/Sawyer International Airport | Gwinn, MI | Great Lakes | 14.9% |
| 62 | PAWMWhite Mountain Airport | White Mountain, AK | Alaska Arctic | 14.8% |
| 63 | PABEBethel Airport | Bethel, AK | Alaska Southwest & Aleutians | 14.7% |
| 64 | KAFNJaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport | Jaffrey, NH | New England | 14.7% |
| 65 | KRHIRhinelander Oneida County Airport | Rhinelander, WI | Northern Plains | 14.7% |
| 66 | KFKLVenango Regional Airport | Franklin, PA | Great Lakes | 14.7% |
| 67 | KBGRBangor International Airport | Bangor, ME | New England | 14.5% |
| 68 | KLEWAuburn Lewiston Municipal Airport | Auburn/Lewiston, ME | New England | 14.3% |
| 69 | KFOKFrancis S Gabreski Airport | Westhampton Beach, NY | Mid-Atlantic | 14.3% |
| 70 | KGKJPort Meadville Airport | Meadville, PA | Great Lakes | 14.3% |
| 71 | KBGMGreater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field | Binghamton, NY | Great Lakes | 14.3% |
| 72 | KCIUChippewa County International Airport | Kincheloe, MI | Great Lakes | 14.2% |
| 73 | KMKJMountain Empire Airport | Rural Retreat, VA | Mid-Atlantic | 14.1% |
| 74 | KMDZTaylor County Airport | Medford, WI | Great Lakes | 14.1% |
| 75 | KTKVTomahawk Regional Airport | Tomahawk, WI | Northern Plains | 14.0% |
| 76 | KSFMSanford Seacoast Regional Airport | Sanford, ME | New England | 13.9% |
| 77 | KHIBRange Regional Airport | Hibbing, MN | Northern Plains | 13.9% |
| 78 | KMQSChester County G O Carlson Airport | Coatesville, PA | Mid-Atlantic | 13.8% |
| 79 | KARVLakeland Airport Noble F Lee Memorial Field | Woodruff, WI | Northern Plains | 13.8% |
| 80 | KOXROxnard Airport | Oxnard, CA | Southern California Coast | 13.8% |
| 81 | KSBPSan Luis County Regional Airport | San Luis Obispo, CA | Southern California Coast | 13.8% |
| 82 | KPWMPortland International Jetport | Portland, ME | New England | 13.8% |
| 83 | KEVMEveleth–Virginia Municipal Airport | Eveleth, MN | Northern Plains | 13.7% |
| 84 | KWSTWesterly State Airport | Westerly, RI | New England | 13.7% |
| 85 | KDTLDetroit Lakes Airport | Detroit Lakes, MN | Northern Plains | 13.7% |
| 86 | KAIGLanglade County Airport | Antigo, WI | Great Lakes | 13.6% |
| 87 | KGEVAshe County Airport | Jefferson, NC | Southern Appalachians | 13.5% |
| 88 | KHULHoulton International Airport | Houlton, ME | New England | 13.5% |
| 89 | KOWDNorwood Memorial Airport | Norwood, MA | New England | 13.5% |
| 90 | KBLUBlue Canyon Nyack Airport | Emigrant Gap, CA | Northern California | 13.4% |
| 91 | KGHGMarshfield Municipal George Harlow Field | Marshfield, MA | New England | 13.3% |
| 92 | KDAWSkyhaven Airport | Rochester, NH | New England | 13.3% |
| 93 | KMLTMillinocket Municipal Airport | Millinocket, ME | New England | 13.2% |
| 94 | KANJSault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field | Sault Ste Marie, MI | Great Lakes | 13.2% |
| 95 | KJYMHillsdale Municipal Airport | Hillsdale, MI | Great Lakes | 13.2% |
| 96 | KHWVBrookhaven Calabro Airport | Shirley, NY | Mid-Atlantic | 13.1% |
| 97 | KOLMOlympia Regional Airport | Olympia, WA | Pacific Northwest Coast | 13.1% |
| 98 | KIWDGogebic Iron County Airport | Ironwood, MI | Great Lakes | 13.1% |
| 99 | KCOQCloquet Carlton County Airport | Cloquet, MN | Northern Plains | 13.1% |
| 100 | PAKPAnaktuvuk Pass Airport | Anaktuvuk Pass, AK | Alaska Interior & Southcentral | 13.0% |
How this ranking is calculated
The combined percentage of hourly observations classified IFR or LIFR — ceiling below 1,000 ft and/or visibility under 3 statute miles. Airports qualify only with at least 10 complete years of quality-controlled observations across 2006–2025 — 1,400 U.S. airports met the bar for this metric. Full details are on the methodology page, with attribution on the data sources page. This is a summary of past observations, not a forecast or safety rating.
Frequently asked
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- How does ATIS Alerts rank the most ifr weather?
- The combined percentage of hourly observations classified IFR or LIFR — ceiling below 1,000 ft and/or visibility under 3 statute miles. We rank all 1,400 eligible U.S. airports — those with at least 10 complete years of quality-controlled observations across 2006–2025.
- Is this a forecast?
- No. This is a summary of past observed weather, not a prediction of current or future conditions. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
- Does a high or low ranking mean an airport is safe or dangerous?
- No. These rankings describe historical weather frequency only. They do not evaluate airport safety, runways, procedures, or operations, and they are not a flight-planning tool.
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