Average length of top flight delays by airline as reported in February 2008.
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| Airline |
Average Departure Delay at Gate (minutes) |
Average Scheduled Departure to Take-off (minutes) |
Average Arrival Delay (minutes) |
Total Number of Flights Cancelled |
Percent Flights Cancelled |
| Mesa Airlines |
18.51 |
36.52 |
18.77 |
2187 |
10.56 |
| American Airlines |
17.49 |
35.01 |
18.25 |
2301 |
4.73 |
| American Eagle |
16.63 |
34.07 |
17.90 |
3025 |
7.52 |
| AirTran Airways |
14.62 |
29.98 |
17.49 |
295 |
1.45 |
| United Airlines |
17.73 |
35.95 |
16.54 |
1519 |
4.13 |
| Pinnacle Airlines |
16.02 |
37.02 |
15.89 |
1286 |
6.12 |
| Comair |
13.66 |
36.04 |
15.28 |
1071 |
6.27 |
| JetBlue Airways |
15.71 |
37.64 |
15.09 |
365 |
2.28 |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
16.92 |
33.12 |
14.60 |
611 |
2.77 |
| Northwest Airlines |
10.12 |
31.61 |
14.43 |
551 |
1.89 |
| Northwest Airlines |
10.12 |
31.61 |
14.43 |
551 |
1.89 |
| ExpressJet Airlines |
13.27 |
30.96 |
13.54 |
1385 |
4.31 |
| Continental Airlines |
14.13 |
34.86 |
12.92 |
411 |
1.69 |
| SkyWest Airlines |
11.66 |
29.04 |
12.87 |
2120 |
4.59 |
| Southwest Airlines |
15.75 |
26.98 |
11.33 |
1797 |
1.90 |
| Frontier Airlines |
8.03 |
22.88 |
8.41 |
41 |
0.58 |
| Delta Air Lines |
6.95 |
27.42 |
6.53 |
678 |
1.87 |
| Alaska Airlines |
7.31 |
23.12 |
5.36 |
206 |
1.73 |
| US Airways |
8.41 |
27.30 |
5.09 |
719 |
1.95 |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
-1.63 |
8.14 |
-1.03 |
11 |
0.25 |
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