TABLE 15  U.S. Air Carrier On-Time Performance: 1996-2002,,,,,,,
(Number of flights),,,,,,,
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,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002
On-time flights," 3,989,281 "," 4,218,165 "," 4,156,980 "," 4,207,293 "," 4,130,185 "," 4,619,234 "," 4,329,635 "
Late arrivals," 1,220,045 "," 1,083,834 "," 1,070,071 "," 1,152,725 "," 1,356,450 "," 1,104,439 "," 868,225 "
Diverted flights," 14,121 "," 12,081 "," 13,161 "," 13,555 "," 14,254 "," 12,909 "," 8,356 "
Canceled flights," 128,536 "," 97,763 "," 144,509 "," 154,311 "," 187,599 "," 231,198 "," 65,143 "
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance Database, personal communication, November 2000 and November 2002.",,,,,,,