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

San Diego International Lindbergh (SAN) 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 78 -- 23.4 -- 48.0
2001 76 -2.7 17.4 -6.0 45.5
2002 72 -5.4 14.4 -3.0 39.8
2003 79 9.5 11.2 -3.2 45.0
2004 82 4.5 15.5 4.3 44.9
2005 86 4.5 16.1 0.6 45.1
2006 90 4.8 16.8 0.8 46.9
2007 93 3.5 16.7 -0.1 48.7
2008 92 -1.6 17.7 1.0 51.8
2009 83 -9.7 15.0 -2.7 49.0

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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