EXECUTIVE TRAVEL : AIRLINES’ ON-TIME PERFORMANCE
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On-time performance for all airlines at Southern California airports in October*
Airport On-Time Arrival Rate On-time Departure Rate Los Angeles International 81.0% 89.5% Burbank 91.3 94.5 Ontario 88.7 94.6 Orange County 83.5 90.4 San Diego 84.5 90.0
On-time arrival performance by airline at Los Angles International Airport for October**
Airline On-time arrival rate Southwest 90.6% Alaska 86.5 America West 85.0 Northwest 84.8 USAir 84.2 United 80.9 American 74.4 Delta 73.6 Continental 72.4 TWA 71.1
The nation’s 10 most-chronically late flights in October.***
% of flights Avg. Carrier Flight No. Route arriving late Minutes Late USAir 209 Newark-Pittsburgh 96.2% 41 TWA 561 Atlanta-Jacksonville 93.3 30 Delta 689 Atlanta-Phoenix 93.3 29 Delta 1119 Atlanta-Ft. Lauderdale 85.7 38 TWA 739 Atlanta-Tampa 83.3 33 Delta 609 W. Palm Beach New York La Guardia- 83.3 32 Delta 256 Atlanta-Indianapolis 82.8 24 USAir 277 Atlanta-San Francisco 80.7 27 Delta 178 Atlanta-Miami 80.7 24 Delta 989 Atlanta-Phoenix 80.7 23
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation
*October is the latest month for which figures are available. A flight is reported as “on-time” if it departs or arrives less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Delays caused by mechanical problems are excluded from the report. Reservation systems used by most airlines and travel agents contain the on-time performance of each flight.
**Figures not available for other Southland airports.
***Flights arrived at least 15 minutes late 80% of the time.
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