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

Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 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 131 -- 19.7 -- 49.7
2001 127 -2.4 15.8 -3.8 45.9
2002 113 -11.0 14.6 -1.2 44.2
2003 105 -7.4 15.4 0.8 47.4
2004 111 5.5 16.3 0.9 47.5
2005 128 15.9 20.5 4.2 46.8
2006 126 -2.3 22.3 1.8 48.5
2007 133 5.7 27.9 5.6 49.3
2008 131 -1.3 19.4 -8.5 54.6
2009 125 -4.4 16.9 -2.5 53.5

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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