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

Move your mouse over each of the 34 airports to see 2009 flight delay data. Click on the airport to see additional flight delay data for 2000 through 2009 as well as flight delay data for these 34 airports combined.

Source: FAA’s ASPM data


Click on the airport to see additional data on flight delays for 2000 through 2009.

Airport 2009 delay rank (1=most delayed)
Atlanta Hartsfield International (ATL) 3
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) 26
Boston Logan International (BOS) 8
Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 13
Chicago Midway (MDW) 32
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 14
Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (CVG) 27
Cleveland-Hopkins International (CLE) 31
Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 12
Denver International (DEN) 18
Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 22
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) 9
George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 19
Greater Pittsburgh International (PIT) 11
Lambert St. Louis International (STL) 24
Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS) 30
Los Angeles International (LAX) 28
Memphis International (MEM) 25
Miami International (MIA) 6
Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP) 10
New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK) 4
New York LaGuardia (LGA) 2
Newark Liberty International (EWR) 1
Orlando International (MCO) 15
Philadelphia International (PHL) 7
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 33
Portland International (PDX) 29
Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) 20
Salt Lake City International (SLC) 34
San Diego International Lindbergh (SAN) 21
San Francisco International (SFO) 5
Seattle -Tacoma International (SEA) 23
Tampa International (TPA) 16
Washington Dulles International (IAD) 17

A more detailed discussion of our scope and methodology and agency comments on the draft report are contained in our report “National Airspace System: Setting On-Time Performance Targets at Congested Airports Could Help Focus FAA’s Actions,” GAO-10-542 (Washington, D.C.: May 26, 2010).

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