This statistic represents late arrivals of major U.S. air carriers from 1990 through 2020. In 2020, only 9.2 percent of U.S. major air carriers' flight operations were at least 15 minutes behind schedule.
Major U.S. air carriers' late arrivals as a percentage of total from 1990 to 2020
Late arrivals 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 arrival time. The number of carriers reporting beginning in 2010 is 18. The number of carriers reporting in 2008 and 2009 is 19 (20 through February 2008, after which Aloha Airlines ceased reporting). During 2005 to 2007, 20 air carriers reported on-time performance data, including all major U.S. carriers (carriers with at least one percent of total domestic scheduled-service passenger revenues) and other carriers that reported voluntarily. The number of carriers reporting in previous years is as follows: 2015: (13; 14 through June after which American and US Airways began joint reporting); 2014 (14); 2013 (16); 2012 (15); 2011(16); 2010 (18); 2009 (19); 2008 (19; 20 ); 2004 (19); 2003 (18); 2002 (10); 2001 (12); 2000 (11); 1999 (10); 1998 (10); 1997 (10); 1996 (10); and 1995 (10).
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Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (March 26, 2021). Major U.S. air carriers' late arrivals as a percentage of total from 1990 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186293/late-arrivals-of-major-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Major U.S. air carriers' late arrivals as a percentage of total from 1990 to 2020." Chart. March 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186293/late-arrivals-of-major-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (2021). Major U.S. air carriers' late arrivals as a percentage of total from 1990 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186293/late-arrivals-of-major-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Major U.S. Air Carriers' Late Arrivals as a Percentage of Total from 1990 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186293/late-arrivals-of-major-us-air-carriers-since-1988/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Major U.S. air carriers' late arrivals as a percentage of total from 1990 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186293/late-arrivals-of-major-us-air-carriers-since-1988/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Major U.S. air carriers' late arrivals as a percentage of total from 1990 to 2020 [Graph], Bureau of Transportation Statistics, March 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186293/late-arrivals-of-major-us-air-carriers-since-1988/