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3-14 Percentage of On-Time Departures and Arrivals at Major U.S. Airports: 2011

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Departures

RankAirport (Code)Percentage
1Seattle, WA (SEA)88.0
2Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)87.8
3Portland, OR (PDX)87.8
4Tampa, FL (TPA)84.4
5Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)83.9

Arrivals

RankAirport (Code)Percentage
1Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)86.4
2Phoenix, AZ (PHX)84.9
3Seattle, WA (SEA)84.1
4Portland, OR (PDX)83.0
5Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (MSP)82.8

Departures

RankAirport (Code)Percentage
5Miami, FL (MIA)76.7
4San Francisco, CA (SFO)76.3
3Chicago, IL (ORD)74.4
2Chicago, IL (MDW)73.8
1Newark, NJ (EWR)73.0

Arrivals

RankAirport (Code)Percentage
5New York, NY (JFK)75.3
4Boston, MA (BOS)73.7
3New York, NY (LGA)72.2
2San Francisco, CA (SFO)71.4
1Newark, NJ (EWR)66.7


Notes: On-time flights arrive within 15 minutes of scheduled arrival time. Major airports are airports which enplane one percent or more of scheduled-service passengers.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance Data (December Issues), tables 4 and 6, available at https://www.bts.gov/explore-topics-and-geography/topics/airlines-and-airports/airline-time-tables accessed August 2012.