Here are the best and worst airlines and airports to fly this summer

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Gearing up for travel plans this summer? Before you book your flight, you might want to check out FiveThirtyEight's fastest flight interactive, which advises travelers on which airlines and airports to use to minimize those awful minutes-turned-hours spent twiddling your thumbs at the gate.

The program, which uses government data from May 2014 through April 2015, takes actual travel time into account, prohibiting airlines from "cheating" by padding their schedules to beat an unrealistically long flight time. It also considers weather conditions in certain locations, as well as cancellations and diverted flights.

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