Average length of top flight delays by airline as reported in November 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 |
| Atlantic Southeast Airlines |
9.99 |
27.65 |
10.5 |
157 |
0.69 |
| AirTran Airways |
5.69 |
20.73 |
6.44 |
84 |
0.42 |
| Delta Air Lines |
5.64 |
26.1 |
6.29 |
300 |
0.81 |
| Comair |
7.28 |
28.9 |
5.72 |
158 |
1.24 |
| Continental Airlines |
8.96 |
28.42 |
5.32 |
28 |
0.13 |
| Mesa Airlines |
5.41 |
22.55 |
4.20 |
256 |
1.32 |
| Frontier Airlines |
4.80 |
18.98 |
3.08 |
17 |
0.24 |
| ExpressJet Airlines |
5.44 |
23.41 |
2.73 |
222 |
1.00 |
| Alaska Airlines |
4.31 |
19.74 |
2.45 |
65 |
0.59 |
| JetBlue Airways |
6.49 |
26.33 |
2.05 |
110 |
0.70 |
| American Eagle |
5.23 |
20.09 |
1.85 |
370 |
1.09 |
| SkyWest Airlines |
3.62 |
18.42 |
1.65 |
460 |
1.11 |
| US Airways |
2.50 |
20.97 |
1.62 |
319 |
0.91 |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
0.53 |
10.04 |
0.99 |
60 |
1.04 |
| Pinnacle Airlines |
2.18 |
20.02 |
0.38 |
282 |
1.32 |
| American Airlines |
5.91 |
21.29 |
-0.22 |
404 |
0.90 |
| Southwest Airlines |
6.45 |
16.53 |
-0.65 |
861 |
0.90 |
| Northwest Airlines |
1.92 |
20.17 |
-1.11 |
51 |
0.21 |
| United Airlines |
6.11 |
22.74 |
-1.89 |
254 |
0.82 |
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