"Table 5
Ranking of Major Airport On-Time Departure Performance in October 2004",,,,,
(Percent On-Time),,,,,
Rank,October 2003,%,Rank,October 2004,%
1,"Houston, TX (IAH)",93.37,1,"Houston, TX (IAH)",92.58
2,"Tampa, FL (TPA)",93.13,2,"Tampa, FL (TPA)",90.12
3,"Washington, DC (DCA)",92.99,3,"Denver, CO (DEN)",89.92
4,"Orlando, FL (MCO)",92.80,4,"Washington, DC (DCA)",89.69
5,"Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)",92.61,5,"Orlando, FL (MCO)",89.45
6,"Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)",92.40,6,"Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)",89.12
7,"St. Louis, MO (STL)",92.13,7,"Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)",89.03
8,"Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)",92.06,8,"New York, NY (LGA)",88.53
9,"Charlotte, NC (CLT)",92.04,9,"New York, NY (JFK)",88.37
10,"San Francisco, CA (SFO)",91.82,10,"Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)",88.20
11,"Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)",91.69,11,"Miami, FL (MIA)",88.06
12,"Cincinnati, OH (CVG)",91.51,12,"Charlotte, NC (CLT)",87.82
13,"New York, NY (LGA)",90.90,13,"Baltimore, MD (BWI)",87.09
14,"Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX (DFW)",90.59,14,"Detroit, MI (DTW)",86.97
15,"Denver, CO (DEN)",90.58,15,"Portland, OR (PDX)",86.95
16,"Detroit, MI (DTW)",90.44,16,"Boston, MA (BOS)",86.55
17,"Portland, OR (PDX)",90.15,17,"Newark, NJ (EWR)",86.10
18,"Miami, FL (MIA)",89.54,18,"St. Louis, MO (STL)",85.98
19,"Boston, MA (BOS)",89.35,19,"Los Angeles, CA (LAX)",85.39
20,"New York, NY (JFK)",89.21,20,"Seattle, WA (SEA)",85.24
21,"Newark, NJ (EWR)",89.16,21,"Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)",84.46
22,"Los Angeles, CA (LAX)",87.34,22,"San Francisco, CA (SFO)",84.11
23,"Chicago, IL (MDW)",86.97,23,"Chicago, IL (MDW)",83.46
24,"Atlanta, GA (ATL)",86.86,24,"Chicago, IL (ORD)",83.21
25,"Seattle, WA (SEA)",86.55,25,"Cincinnati, OH (CVG)",82.18
26,"Chicago, IL (ORD)",86.45,26,"Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX (DFW)",81.59
27,"Baltimore, MD (BWI)",86.42,27,"San Diego, CA (SAN)",80.96
28,"Las Vegas, NV (LAS)",86.13,28,"Phoenix, AZ (PHX)",78.50
29,"Philadelphia, PA (PHL)",85.94,29,"Atlanta, GA (ATL)",78.18
30,"San Diego, CA (SAN)",85.74,30,"Las Vegas, NV (LAS)",76.31
31,"Phoenix, AZ (PHX)",85.47,31,"Philadelphia, PA (PHL)",75.96
"SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Data",,,,,