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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 2004 4 83.04 16.08 0.77 0.11 86.13 582,970
17 2002 5 82.76 16.13 0.99 0.13 86.17 450,046
18 2002 8 82.62 16.05 1.14 0.18 85.00 466,764
19 2002 4 82.58 16.23 1.03 0.16 86.07 438,141
20 2003 3 82.57 15.54 1.71 0.18 85.99 559,342
21 2003 6 82.36 16.66 0.78 0.20 85.91 536,496
22 1995 10 82.09 16.66 1.09 0.15 85.94 448,017
23 1998 10 81.75 16.35 1.71 0.19 85.28 457,954
24 1997 10 81.55 16.68 1.64 0.13 85.76 459,247
25 2001 5 81.47 16.59 1.78 0.16 84.55 529,940
26 1999 11 81.41 16.74 1.68 0.16 84.16 454,950
27 1995 4 81.30 17.20 1.32 0.17 85.82 441,074
28 2004 3 81.29 17.30 1.26 0.15 84.72 601,412
29 2002 1 81.02 17.19 1.67 0.11 84.72 436,336
30 1995 5 80.68 17.71 1.43 0.18 85.58 448,341
31 2001 12 80.22 18.63 1.01 0.14 82.30 429,869
32 2003 11 80.20 18.21 1.40 0.19 84.97 528,171
33 1996 4 80.18 18.38 1.27 0.17 84.48 436,007
34 1995 7 80.08 18.39 1.29 0.24 83.75 449,856
35 1999 10 80.06 17.77 2.04 0.13 83.54 478,294
36 1995 8 79.85 18.27 1.66 0.22 83.34 457,423
37 1997 4 79.85 18.38 1.58 0.19 84.01 447,294
38 2002 7 79.66 18.75 1.34 0.24 82.29 465,573
39 2003 7 79.66 18.72 1.40 0.22 83.46 558,568
40 1999 9 79.35 17.17 3.31 0.17 83.28 460,251
41 1995 3 79.30 18.95 1.59 0.16 83.49 461,503
42 2001 4 79.29 18.31 2.22 0.18 82.31 514,187
43 1998 4 79.12 19.09 1.57 0.22 83.40 442,644
44 2003 8 79.00 19.09 1.64 0.27 83.20 556,984
45 1998 9 78.94 13.51 7.41 0.15 81.44 443,901
46 1996 5 78.92 19.29 1.57 0.22 83.49 448,923
47 1995 2 78.91 18.53 2.38 0.18 82.86 418,312
48 1999 2 78.91 17.43 3.48 0.19 82.14 417,627
49 1998 7 78.86 18.89 2.02 0.23 81.70 462,429
50 1996 9 78.69 19.34 1.76 0.21 84.03 438,352
51 2002 6 78.64 19.42 1.71 0.23 81.60 448,333
52 2002 3 78.59 19.90 1.35 0.17 82.11 447,896
53 1997 8 78.56 19.73 1.48 0.23 82.68 466,608
54 2002 12 78.34 19.71 1.72 0.22 81.08 427,125
55 1997 11 78.22 20.02 1.55 0.20 83.38 432,725
56 2001 7 78.12 19.56 2.10 0.22 81.04 538,440
57 1997 3 78.10 19.88 1.81 0.21 82.16 460,986
58 2000 9 78.10 19.45 2.24 0.21 82.03 463,097
59 1999 3 78.09 19.03 2.66 0.22 81.37 466,267
60 1999 12 78.00 20.07 1.74 0.19 81.58 469,944
61 1996 11 77.91 19.65 2.19 0.24 82.56 435,088
62 1995 11 77.85 20.49 1.47 0.19 81.48 427,091
63 2004 5 77.62 20.36 1.75 0.28 81.74 594,457
64 1997 7 77.50 20.54 1.69 0.28 82.29 466,771
65 1998 5 77.48 20.21 2.09 0.21 81.73 449,293
66 2004 2 77.48 20.68 1.71 0.13 82.00 553,876
67 1996 10 77.19 20.82 1.74 0.25 82.76 456,577
68 1998 8 77.03 19.56 3.16 0.25 80.62 465,910
69 2000 3 76.99 20.68 2.12 0.21 80.73 482,944
70 2003 2 76.54 19.21 4.00 0.25 80.79 500,205
71 1999 5 76.19 21.00 2.57 0.25 81.16 462,054
72 2001 8 76.18 21.08 2.45 0.29 79.86 544,351
73 1997 6 76.14 22.04 1.51 0.32 81.41 450,737
74 1999 8 76.11 21.21 2.44 0.23 80.23 479,549
75 2000 10 76.07 21.60 2.13 0.19 80.17 485,761
76 2003 12 76.04 21.72 2.09 0.15 80.33 555,495
77 2004 7 75.95 22.14 1.65 0.26 79.07 614,166
78 1995 6 75.94 22.53 1.32 0.21 81.70 439,423
79 1996 3 75.94 21.87 1.98 0.21 79.84 449,569
80 1998 3 75.85 21.76 2.14 0.25 80.26 459,703
81 1999 4 75.73 22.05 1.98 0.24 81.05 450,620
82 2001 1 75.42 20.64 3.75 0.18 78.72 529,940
83 1998 2 75.39 21.82 2.54 0.25 80.91 412,832
84 2000 4 75.37 21.90 2.51 0.22 79.74 463,263
85 1996 7 75.29 22.42 2.04 0.26 79.97 458,376
86 2001 3 75.22 21.24 3.37 0.17 78.26 531,119
87 1997 2 75.21 22.51 2.07 0.20 80.37 415,656
88 2001 6 75.18 21.52 2.98 0.32 78.73 520,230
89 1998 1 75.05 21.59 3.07 0.28 79.90 452,001
90 2004 1 74.85 21.96 3.02 0.17 79.68 583,987
91 2000 2 74.76 21.58 3.42 0.24 78.89 444,499
92 1996 8 74.69 23.34 1.72 0.25 79.98 462,294
93 1996 6 74.67 23.24 1.81 0.28 79.57 443,311
94 2000 5 74.25 22.01 3.45 0.28 78.34 478,909
95 1995 1 73.83 22.82 3.07 0.29 78.39 464,933
96 2000 1 73.75 20.77 5.21 0.28 78.26 470,477
97 1997 12 73.54 24.38 1.82 0.26 78.64 450,904
98 1998 12 73.22 24.27 2.18 0.34 76.89 455,099
99 2004 6 72.95 25.26 1.49 0.29 77.36 588,792
100 2000 11 72.82 24.67 2.34 0.17 77.21 467,251
101 2001 2 72.73 23.31 3.65 0.30 77.17 477,824
102 1996 2 71.90 24.30 3.47 0.33 76.44 420,265
103 1999 7 71.07 25.44 3.14 0.35 75.98 474,047
104 1999 6 70.88 26.02 2.75 0.35 76.68 460,467
105 1998 6 70.42 26.30 2.88 0.40 75.47 446,427
106 2000 7 70.31 26.21 3.21 0.27 74.31 483,342
107 2000 8 69.96 26.71 3.05 0.28 74.56 491,366
108 1997 1 68.41 27.32 3.95 0.32 74.19 459,123
109 1999 1 67.66 26.04 5.85 0.45 71.95 453,814
110 1995 12 67.66 29.21 2.87 0.26 71.62 441,688
111 2001 9 67.66 11.82 20.24 0.28 68.53 490,698
112 1996 12 66.63 30.36 2.70 0.32 71.37 455,997
113 2000 6 66.34 29.37 3.95 0.34 71.11 471,100
114 2000 12 62.75 30.99 5.95 0.31 66.52 481,038
115 1996 1 62.67 30.28 6.62 0.44 68.49 447,224

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