Average length of top flight delays by airline as reported in January 2009.
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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 |
| Comair |
16.40 |
42.22 |
19.70 |
791 |
6.22 |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
10.74 |
29.49 |
11.59 |
789 |
3.39 |
| Mesa Airlines |
9.80 |
27.35 |
9.54 |
415 |
2.14 |
| American Eagle |
9.96 |
26.83 |
9.16 |
1431 |
4.10 |
| Alaska Airlines |
8.90 |
25.62 |
8.78 |
210 |
1.87 |
| Frontier Airlines |
6.82 |
22.05 |
7.03 |
37 |
0.51 |
| Continental Airlines |
8.74 |
28.06 |
6.30 |
177 |
0.83 |
| AirTran Airways |
5.83 |
21.72 |
6.12 |
172 |
0.88 |
| Skywest Airlines |
7.32 |
23.70 |
6.11 |
1320 |
2.97 |
| Northwest Airlines |
6.04 |
27.01 |
6.10 |
154 |
0.67 |
| American Airlines |
10.16 |
26.43 |
5.35 |
1668 |
3.49 |
| JetBlue Airlines |
8.88 |
29.13 |
5.22 |
272 |
1.67 |
| US Airways |
4.90 |
23.77 |
4.26 |
674 |
1.88 |
| Delta Airlines |
5.41 |
26.81 |
4.08 |
557 |
1.54 |
| Pinnacle Airlines |
4.76 |
25.14 |
3.89 |
697 |
3.13 |
| ExpressJet Airlines |
5.22 |
23.54 |
3.27 |
710 |
3.05 |
| United Airlines |
8.44 |
25.70 |
2.23 |
728 |
2.31 |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
-0.32 |
9.40 |
0.65 |
30 |
0.48 |
| Southwest Airlines |
7.65 |
18.29 |
0.17 |
1598 |
1.66 |
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