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Table 3-7: Top 10 Months for Percentage of Flights Canceled Due to Weather, June 2003 to November 2013

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Year Month Total Scheduled Flights Weather Canceled Flights Percent Weather Canceled
2010 February 483,270 20,214 4.18
2011 February 455,516 16,403 3.60
2007 February 565,604 15,872 2.81
2005 January 594,924 15,747 2.65
2011 January 494,400 12,578 2.54
2012 October 515,254 11,985 2.33
2010 December 539,382 12,279 2.28
2009 December 529,269 9,791 1.85
2008 December 544,956 10,038 1.84
2007 December 616,382 11,112 1.80

NOTE: Weather cancellations are contributed to significant meteorological conditions that delays or prevents the operation of a flight.

SOURCE: Office of Airline Information, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation, personal communication