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Figure 3-7 National Flight Delays by Cause: 2004-2015

Thursday, September 8, 2016

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Percent of total delayed minutes

Month Air carrier delay Aircraft arriving late Security delay National Aviation System delay Extreme weather
2004 25.77 33.61 0.25 33.48 6.89
2005 28.03 34.19 0.18 31.43 6.16
2006 27.82 36.98 0.25 29.37 5.57
2007 28.55 37.64 0.18 27.94 5.69
2008 27.82 36.98 0.25 29.37 5.57
2009 28.04 36.22 0.12 30.63 4.98
2010 30.38 39.39 0.17 25.66 4.40
2011 30.08 40.83 0.13 24.81 4.15
2012 31.92 41.41 0.13 22.54 4.01
2013 29.38 42.11 0.14 24.22 4.13
2014 30.23 41.93 0.09 23.49 4.25
2015 32.20 39.84 0.13 22.88 4.95

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data, available at www.transtats.bts.gov as of March 2016.