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

Seattle -Tacoma International (SEA) 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 102 -- 23.2 -- 50.6
2001 100 -2.3 21.1 -2.2 47.1
2002 100 -0.4 15.7 -5.3 44.2
2003 104 4.8 13.1 -2.6 46.6
2004 110 5.3 19.2 6.1 49.9
2005 107 -2.5 22.3 3.1 51.0
2006 107 0.0 21.2 -1.2 50.9
2007 109 1.4 23.0 1.8 50.4
2008 109 0.6 18.7 -4.3 50.8
2009 104 -5.3 12.9 -5.8 51.4

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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