The statistic portrays the number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021. In 2021, over one million flights of major U.S. air carriers were not on time. Late departures are strongly seasonal and are affected by weather and heavy demand in winter and summer months. The term late is defined as 15 minutes after the scheduled departure time.
Number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Late departures in thousands
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (February 28, 2022). Number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2022). Number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Number of Late Departures of Major U.S. Air Carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of late departures of major U.S. air carriers from 2000 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, February 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/