Airports with the quietest mornings
Ranked by the smallest share of all-day departures happening during the 06:00-09:00 local-time morning peak. Lower percentage = more spread-out schedule = less stressful security and boarding.
Last refreshed: 2026-05-18. Filtered to airports with at least 200 observed departures in the last 60 days.
| Rank | Airport | Morning share | 06-09 avg/day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZQN 🇳🇿 Queenstown International | 12% | 2.7 |
| 2 | NRT 🇯🇵 Tokyo (Narita) | 16.5% | 50.5 |
| 3 | DXB 🇦🇪 Dubai | 17.9% | 64.8 |
| 4 | ATL 🇺🇸 Atlanta | 17.9% | 172.5 |
| 5 | MAD 🇪🇸 Madrid | 18.6% | 338.6 |
| 6 | MIA 🇺🇸 Miami | 19.5% | 121.8 |
| 7 | SIN 🇸🇬 Singapore | 19.7% | 138.1 |
| 8 | SFO 🇺🇸 San Francisco | 20% | 306 |
| 9 | HKG 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 20.1% | 117.3 |
| 10 | DFW 🇺🇸 Dallas-Fort Worth | 20.1% | 260.3 |
| 11 | DEN 🇺🇸 Denver | 21.1% | 199.2 |
| 12 | BKK 🇹🇭 Bangkok | 21.2% | 97.6 |
| 13 | LHR 🇬🇧 London | 21.4% | 503.3 |
| 14 | ICN 🇰🇷 Seoul | 21.9% | 159.5 |
| 15 | BCN 🇪🇸 Barcelona | 22% | 264.2 |
| 16 | HND 🇯🇵 Tokyo | 22.2% | 10.9 |
| 17 | AGP 🇪🇸 Malaga | 22.2% | 78.8 |
| 18 | AMS 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | 22.5% | 141.2 |
| 19 | IAH 🇺🇸 Houston | 23.4% | 143.6 |
| 20 | ORD 🇺🇸 Chicago | 23.5% | 337.1 |
| 21 | DRW 🇦🇺 Darwin | 23.6% | 6.8 |
| 22 | PMI 🇪🇸 Palma de Mallorca | 23.7% | 119 |
| 23 | HBA 🇦🇺 Hobart | 23.7% | 5.9 |
| 24 | LAX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles | 24.5% | 179 |
| 25 | SEA 🇺🇸 Seattle | 24.5% | 147.8 |
"Morning share" = percentage of all observed departures from this airport that fall in the 06:00-09:00 local hour buckets.
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