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Table 1: Five Worst Months for Weather-Related Cancellations

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Table 1: Five Worst Months for Weather-Related Cancellations

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Rank Month Scheduled flights Weather cancellations
Total canceled Percent canceled
1 Feb-10 481,988 20,206 (6,824) 4.2 (1.4)
2 Feb-07 565,604 15,872 (13,554) 2.8 (2.4)
3 Jan-06 594,924 15,748 (13,782) 2.6 (2.3)
4 Dec-09 529,269 9,791 (10,887) 1.8 (2.1)
5 Dec-08 544,956 10,038 (16,683) 1.8 (3.1)

NOTE: Numbers in parentheses represent weather-related delays.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airline On-Time Performance Database, February 2010.