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

Memphis International (MEM) 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 55 -- 15.7 -- 54.4
2001 54 -2.0 14.7 -1.0 52.4
2002 48 -11.0 14.8 0.1 50.0
2003 50 3.4 11.4 -3.4 50.6
2004 48 -3.9 16.5 5.1 52.2
2005 50 3.6 17.0 0.5 51.1
2006 57 15.3 17.8 0.8 53.6
2007 88 54.1 17.8 0.0 55.9
2008 84 -5.1 16.7 -1.1 58.5
2009 73 -12.2 13.0 -3.7 58.0

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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