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

New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK) 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 74 -- 22.5 -- 56.7
2001 65 -12.0 25.8 3.3 57.0
2002 56 -14.2 16.6 -9.1 54.4
2003 77 38.2 16.6 -0.0 53.1
2004 103 32.5 21.7 5.2 51.2
2005 118 15.2 25.2 3.5 54.2
2006 130 10.3 24.3 -0.9 58.5
2007 149 14.3 29.5 5.2 64.0
2008 146 -1.8 23.7 -5.8 65.4
2009 150 2.8 20.8 -2.9 60.3

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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