This statistic represents late departures of major U.S. air carriers as a percentage of total operations from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, over 17 percent of total flight operations of major U.S. air carriers departed at least 15 minutes after the scheduled departure time.
Share of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021
Late departures are strongly seasonal and are affected by weather and heavy demand in winter and summer months. The term Late is defined as 15 minutes after the scheduled departure time. The number of carriers reporting beginning in 2010 is 18. The number of carriers reporting in 2008 and 2009 is 19 (20 through February 2008, after which Aloha Airlines ceased reporting). During 2005 to 2007, 20 air carriers reported on-time performance data, including all major U.S. carriers (carriers with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues) and other carriers that reported voluntarily.
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (March 26, 2021). Share of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186280/percentage-of-late-departures-by-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Share of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021." Chart. March 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186280/percentage-of-late-departures-by-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2021). Share of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186280/percentage-of-late-departures-by-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Share of Late Departures of Major U.S. Air Carriers from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186280/percentage-of-late-departures-by-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Share of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186280/percentage-of-late-departures-by-us-air-carriers-since-1988/ (last visited July 16, 2024)
Share of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, March 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186280/percentage-of-late-departures-by-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
