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

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) Arrival Data

Year Annual arrivals
(in thousands)
Percent change
in annual arrivals
Percent of annual
arrivals that were
delayed
Percentage point
change in annual
arrivals that were
delayed
Average delay per
delayed arrival
(in minutes)
2000 85 -- 20.5 -- 46.4
2001 75 -12.1 16.7 -3.8 45.8
2002 67 -10.1 13.3 -3.4 44.1
2003 85 26.0 15.5 2.2 46.3
2004 90 5.6 17.3 1.8 49.6
2005 101 13.1 19.2 1.9 51.1
2006 92 -9.0 21.6 2.3 50.6
2007 88 -5.0 25.6 4.0 52.1
2008 84 -3.9 19.7 -5.9 51.9
2009 79 -5.8 17.8 -1.9 51.2

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


Bar and line plot of Year


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