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)
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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 February 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 February 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: February 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186261/late-departures-of-us-air-carriers-since-1988/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 06, 2025)
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed