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Table 2
Ranking of Airline On-Time Performance by Month since 1995

Ranking by Best On-Time Arrival Percent

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Rank Year Month Percent On-Time Arrivals Percent Late Arrivals Percent Cancelled Percent Diverted Percent On-Time Departures Number of Scheduled Flights
1 2002 9 87.95 11.07 0.86 0.12 89.99      429,996
2 2003 4 86.84 11.83 1.20 0.13 89.17      527,303
3 2003 10 86.39 12.56 0.92 0.13 89.41      552,370
4 2003 9 85.63 12.77 1.46 0.15 88.90      527,714
5 1995 9 85.58 13.15 1.16 0.11 89.04      429,774
6 2002 11 85.21 13.80 0.89 0.11 88.42      415,024
7 1997 9 85.03 13.37 1.43 0.17 88.68      444,431
8 2003 5 84.93 14.11 0.81 0.15 88.37      533,782
9 2001 10 84.78 13.51 1.54 0.17 85.16      443,796
10 2001 11 84.71 14.06 1.08 0.16 86.54      417,386
11 2002 2 84.69 14.12 1.08 0.10 87.47      399,535
12 2002 10 84.18 14.70 1.02 0.11 87.57      446,590
13 2003 1 83.32 15.01 1.51 0.16 86.46      552,109
14 1998 11 83.29 15.09 1.47 0.15 86.38      436,528
15 1997 5 83.16 15.54 1.13 0.17 86.96      457,361
16 2002 5 82.76 16.13 0.99 0.13 86.17      450,046
17 2002 8 82.62 16.05 1.14 0.18 85.00      466,764
18 2002 4 82.58 16.23 1.03 0.16 86.07      438,141
19 2003 3 82.57 15.54 1.71 0.18 85.99      559,342
20 2003 6 82.36 16.66 0.78 0.20 85.91      536,496
21 1995 10 82.09 16.66 1.09 0.15 85.94      448,017
22 1998 10 81.75 16.35 1.71 0.19 85.28      457,954
23 1997 10 81.55 16.68 1.64 0.13 85.76      459,247
24 2001 5 81.47 16.59 1.78 0.16 84.55      529,940
25 1999 11 81.41 16.74 1.68 0.16 84.16      454,950
26 1995 4 81.30 17.20 1.32 0.17 85.82      441,074
27 2002 1 81.02 17.19 1.67 0.11 84.72      436,336
28 1995 5 80.68 17.71 1.43 0.18 85.58      448,341
29 2001 12 80.22 18.63 1.01 0.14 82.30      429,869
30 2003 11 80.20 18.21 1.40 0.19 84.97      528,171
31 1996 4 80.18 18.38 1.27 0.17 84.48      436,007
32 1995 7 80.08 18.39 1.29 0.24 83.75      449,856
33 1999 10 80.06 17.77 2.04 0.13 83.54      478,294
34 1995 8 79.85 18.27 1.66 0.22 83.34      457,423
35 1997 4 79.85 18.38 1.58 0.19 84.01      447,294
36 2002 7 79.66 18.75 1.34 0.24 82.29      465,573
37 2003 7 79.66 18.72 1.40 0.22 83.46      558,568
38 1999 9 79.35 17.17 3.31 0.17 83.28      460,251
39 1995 3 79.30 18.95 1.59 0.16 83.49      461,503
40 2001 4 79.29 18.31 2.22 0.18 82.31      514,187
41 1998 4 79.12 19.09 1.57 0.22 83.40      442,644
42 2003 8 79.00 19.09 1.64 0.27 83.20      556,984
43 1998 9 78.94 13.51 7.41 0.15 81.44      443,901
44 1996 5 78.92 19.29 1.57 0.22 83.49      448,923
45 1995 2 78.91 18.53 2.38 0.18 82.86      418,312
46 1999 2 78.91 17.43 3.48 0.19 82.14      417,627
47 1998 7 78.86 18.89 2.02 0.23 81.70      462,429
48 1996 9 78.69 19.34 1.76 0.21 84.03      438,352
49 2002 6 78.64 19.42 1.71 0.23 81.60      448,333
50 2002 3 78.59 19.90 1.35 0.17 82.11      447,896
51 1997 8 78.56 19.73 1.48 0.23 82.68      466,608
52 2002 12 78.34 19.71 1.72 0.22 81.08      427,125
53 1997 11 78.22 20.02 1.55 0.20 83.38      432,725
54 2001 7 78.12 19.56 2.10 0.22 81.04      538,440
55 1997 3 78.10 19.88 1.81 0.21 82.16      460,986
56 2000 9 78.10 19.45 2.24 0.21 82.03      463,097
57 1999 3 78.09 19.03 2.66 0.22 81.37      466,267
58 1999 12 78.00 20.07 1.74 0.19 81.58      469,944
59 1996 11 77.91 19.65 2.19 0.24 82.56      435,088
60 1995 11 77.85 20.49 1.47 0.19 81.48      427,091
61 1997 7 77.50 20.54 1.69 0.28 82.29      466,771
62 1998 5 77.48 20.21 2.09 0.21 81.73      449,293
63 1996 10 77.19 20.82 1.74 0.25 82.76      456,577
64 1998 8 77.03 19.56 3.16 0.25 80.62      465,910
65 2000 3 76.99 20.68 2.12 0.21 80.73      482,944
66 2003 2 76.54 19.21 4.00 0.25 80.79      500,205
67 1999 5 76.19 21.00 2.57 0.25 81.16      462,054
68 2001 8 76.18 21.08 2.45 0.29 79.86      544,351
69 1997 6 76.14 22.04 1.51 0.32 81.41      450,737
70 1999 8 76.11 21.21 2.44 0.23 80.23      479,549
71 2000 10 76.07 21.60 2.13 0.19 80.17      485,761
72 1995 6 75.94 22.53 1.32 0.21 81.70      439,423
73 1996 3 75.94 21.87 1.98 0.21 79.84      449,569
74 1998 3 75.85 21.76 2.14 0.25 80.26      459,703
75 1999 4 75.73 22.05 1.98 0.24 81.05      450,620
76 2001 1 75.42 20.64 3.75 0.18 78.72      529,940
77 1998 2 75.39 21.82 2.54 0.25 80.91      412,832
78 2000 4 75.37 21.90 2.51 0.22 79.74      463,263
79 1996 7 75.29 22.42 2.04 0.26 79.97      458,376
80 2001 3 75.22 21.24 3.37 0.17 78.26      531,119
81 1997 2 75.21 22.51 2.07 0.20 80.37      415,656
82 2001 6 75.18 21.52 2.98 0.32 78.73      520,230
83 1998 1 75.05 21.59 3.07 0.28 79.90      452,001
84 2000 2 74.76 21.58 3.42 0.24 78.89      444,499
85 1996 8 74.69 23.34 1.72 0.25 79.98      462,294
86 1996 6 74.67 23.24 1.81 0.28 79.57      443,311
87 2000 5 74.25 22.01 3.45 0.28 78.34      478,909
88 1995 1 73.83 22.82 3.07 0.29 78.39      464,933
89 2000 1 73.75 20.77 5.21 0.28 78.26      470,477
90 1997 12 73.54 24.38 1.82 0.26 78.64      450,904
91 1998 12 73.22 24.27 2.18 0.34 76.89      455,099
92 2000 11 72.82 24.67 2.34 0.17 77.21      467,251
93 2001 2 72.73 23.31 3.65 0.30 77.17      477,824
94 1996 2 71.90 24.30 3.47 0.33 76.44      420,265
95 1999 7 71.07 25.44 3.14 0.35 75.98      474,047
96 1999 6 70.88 26.02 2.75 0.35 76.68      460,467
97 1998 6 70.42 26.30 2.88 0.40 75.47      446,427
98 2000 7 70.31 26.21 3.21 0.27 74.31      483,342
99 2000 8 69.96 26.71 3.05 0.28 74.56      491,366
100 1997 1 68.41 27.32 3.95 0.32 74.19      459,123
101 1999 1 67.66 26.04 5.85 0.45 71.95      453,814
102 1995 12 67.66 29.21 2.87 0.26 71.62      441,688
103 2001 9 67.66 11.82 20.24 0.28 68.53      490,698
104 1996 12 66.63 30.36 2.70 0.32 71.37      455,997
105 2000 6 66.34 29.37 3.95 0.34 71.11      471,100
106 2000 12 62.75 30.99 5.95 0.31 66.52      481,038
107 1996 1 62.67 30.28 6.62 0.44 68.49 447,224

SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Data