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Average length of top flight delays by airline as reported in November 2006.
(Since air traffic activity follows cyclical patterns, the same month last year is often a better predictor of performance than using last months data).
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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 |
| JetBlue Airways |
14.50 |
37.83 |
14.28 |
42 |
0.29 |
| Comair |
12.27 |
31.87 |
13.86 |
639 |
2.98 |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
15.30 |
32.63 |
13.49 |
447 |
2.03 |
| ATA Airlines |
11.72 |
28.78 |
12.08 |
19 |
1.24 |
| Northwest Airlines |
7.63 |
26.29 |
11.35 |
230 |
0.64 |
| Alaska Airlines |
12.52 |
27.51 |
10.31 |
290 |
2.31 |
| Continental Airlines |
9.38 |
32.40 |
8.45 |
70 |
0.27 |
| American Airlines |
10.06 |
26.66 |
8.03 |
1,284 |
2.50 |
| Mesa Airlines |
9.84 |
25.87 |
7.78 |
608 |
2.42 |
| ExpressJet Airlines |
8.55 |
28.60 |
7.71 |
773 |
2.12 |
| American Eagle |
9.77 |
25.49 |
7.50 |
1,555 |
3.49 |
| US Airways |
8.06 |
25.68 |
7.44 |
355 |
0.87 |
| SkyWest Airlines |
8.53 |
22.96 |
7.10 |
1,203 |
2.68 |
| Delta Air Lines |
6.32 |
25.71 |
6.48 |
468 |
1.16 |
| United Airlines |
8.83 |
26.75 |
6.24 |
472 |
1.16 |
| AirTran Airways |
7.56 |
22.22 |
6.07 |
147 |
0.72 |
| Southwest Airlines |
8.23 |
18.49 |
2.26 |
864 |
0.94 |
| Frontier Airlines |
1.61 |
15.36 |
0.20 |
36 |
0.48 |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
-0.92 |
8.35 |
-0.17 |
26 |
0.59 |
| Aloha Airlines |
-0.04 |
7.89 |
-2.17 |
30 |
0.79 |
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