Average length of top flight delays by airline as reported in September 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 |
| Atlantic Southeast |
10.77 |
29.06 |
11.74 |
235 |
1.03 |
| Delta Airlines |
5.91 |
26.39 |
3.88 |
201 |
0.58 |
| AirTran Airways |
5.59 |
20.42 |
3.61 |
69 |
0.36 |
| Comair |
4.67 |
26.69 |
3.33 |
47 |
0.44 |
| American Eagle |
4.02 |
17.97 |
1.34 |
439 |
1.19 |
| Mesa Airlines |
3.71 |
18.24 |
0.72 |
185 |
0.94 |
| Skywest Airlines |
2.31 |
16.48 |
0.58 |
305 |
0.68 |
| Northwest Airlines |
2.54 |
22.16 |
0.51 |
64 |
0.29 |
| ExpressJet Airlines |
-0.18 |
15.51 |
0.06 |
96 |
0.39 |
| Pinnacle Airlines |
2.22 |
20.34 |
-0.30 |
173 |
0.83 |
| American Airlines |
4.95 |
20.09 |
-0.49 |
244 |
0.55 |
| Hawaiian Airlines |
-1.60 |
8.23 |
-0.80 |
8 |
0.14 |
| Continental Airlines |
2.15 |
19.81 |
-0.92 |
23 |
0.12 |
| Frontier Airlines |
1.84 |
15.05 |
-1.36 |
12 |
0.17 |
| Southwest Airlines |
5.68 |
15.83 |
-1.92 |
341 |
0.38 |
| US Airways |
-0.11 |
18.20 |
-2.73 |
176 |
0.54 |
| Alaska Airlines |
-0.17 |
14.38 |
-4.00 |
44 |
0.39 |
| United Airlines |
4.01 |
19.87 |
-4.70 |
255 |
0.85 |
| JetBlue Airways |
1.48 |
19.58 |
-4.71 |
17 |
0.12 |
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