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

George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 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 137 -- 16.4 -- 53.6
2001 134 -2.0 13.9 -2.6 51.5
2002 128 -4.4 10.7 -3.2 47.6
2003 197 53.7 9.5 -1.2 49.1
2004 228 15.8 13.0 3.4 52.8
2005 244 6.7 14.5 1.6 49.7
2006 260 6.6 20.2 5.6 54.1
2007 236 -9.1 20.1 -0.1 54.8
2008 220 -6.8 19.7 -0.4 53.4
2009 219 -0.5 15.1 -4.6 50.7

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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