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

Orlando International (MCO) 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 103 -- 18.5 -- 56.8
2001 98 -4.6 14.7 -3.8 53.3
2002 82 -16.9 12.6 -2.1 50.7
2003 101 23.4 13.0 0.5 51.3
2004 106 5.8 16.6 3.6 52.6
2005 116 8.6 19.5 2.9 53.2
2006 117 1.6 18.6 -0.9 52.3
2007 128 9.3 20.1 1.5 56.4
2008 131 2.0 19.4 -0.7 58.6
2009 124 -5.4 18.0 -1.4 55.2

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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