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

Greater Pittsburgh International (PIT) 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 110 -- 20.1 -- 51.8
2001 106 -3.7 14.7 -5.4 49.1
2002 83 -21.6 11.8 -2.9 48.8
2003 65 -22.1 13.5 1.8 50.3
2004 60 -7.1 16.2 2.6 55.6
2005 48 -20.2 16.3 0.1 57.5
2006 47 -1.5 18.7 2.4 59.5
2007 49 3.1 21.5 2.8 63.0
2008 41 -15.6 18.9 -2.6 62.5
2009 35 -14.0 17.0 -1.8 59.4

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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