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

Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 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 155 -- 21.0 -- 55.2
2001 149 -3.7 17.6 -3.5 51.5
2002 143 -4.1 19.0 1.5 49.8
2003 145 1.4 13.8 -5.2 47.3
2004 150 3.1 16.9 3.0 50.4
2005 139 -7.1 21.7 4.8 51.8
2006 144 3.6 21.8 0.1 49.2
2007 185 28.1 21.7 -0.1 52.3
2008 171 -7.6 19.0 -2.7 54.6
2009 160 -6.0 16.3 -2.7 51.9

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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