National Airspace System: Summary of Flight Delay Trends for 34 Airports in the Continental United States (GAO-10-543SP, May 26, 2010), an E-supplement to GAO-10-542

Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) Departure Data

Year Annual departures
(in thousands)
Percent change
in annual departures
Percent of annual
departures that
were delayed
Percentage point
change in annual
departures that
were delayed
Average delay per
delayed departure
(in minutes)
2000 60 -- 17.5 -- 56.6
2001 52 -13.0 12.3 -5.2 55.8
2002 44 -15.5 11.3 -1.0 53.7
2003 89 103.1 11.1 -0.2 52.6
2004 92 2.5 13.1 2.0 57.1
2005 89 -2.9 15.0 1.9 57.3
2006 88 -0.8 16.1 1.1 59.3
2007 80 -9.3 19.4 3.2 58.7
2008 67 -15.9 18.1 -1.3 61.8
2009 58 -13.2 12.6 -5.5 60.0

Source: GAO analysis of FAA's ASPM data
Note: The percentage change in departures and the change in percentage points of departures that were delayed may not compute due to rounding.


Bar and line plot of Year


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