Table 1-61: FAA-Cited Causes of Departure and En Route Delays
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 1-61: FAA-Cited Causes of Departure and En Route Delays
(After pushing back from the gate)
| 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations delayed (thousands) | 356 | 338 | 394 | 393 | 298 | 281 | 276 | 248 | 237 | 272 | 245 | 306 | 374 | 450 | 348 | 286 | 317 | 455 | 438 | 492 | 541 |
| Cause (percent) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weather | 67 | 70 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 65 |
| Airport terminal volume | 11 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Air Route Traffic Control Center volume | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Closed runways / taxiways | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| National Airspace System equipment | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
KEY: FAA = Federal Aviation Administration.
NOTE
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES
1987-97: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Capacity Enhancement Plan (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
1998-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Internet site http://www.faa.gov/apa/Delays/atDelays.htm as of Aug. 8, 2002.
2000-07: Ibid., Operations Network (OPSNET) database query, Internet site http://www.apo.data.faa.gov/ as of Jun. 16, 2008.