Airport 2000 Extra: For the Record

On-time records for Texas airports and airlines.

Best On-Time Records of Airlines (Jan-Aug 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

Southwest Airlines 82.8%

Northwest Airlines 79.9%

American Airlines 79.1%

America West Airlines 78.9%

Continental Airlines 78.3%

US Airways 78.2%

Trans World Airlines 77.8%

Delta Air Lines 77.6%

Alaska Airlines 76.6%

United Airlines 75.5%

 

On-Time Arrivals at Thirty Largest U.S. Airports (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 83.2% (best of any major U.S. airport)

Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 79.9% (second best)

Hartsfield Atlanta International (ATL) 76.7%

Los Angeles International (LAX) 66.6%

New York La Guardia (LAG) 53.6%

Denver International (DEN) 53.2%

Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 50.6%

 

On-Time Departures at Thirty Largest U.S. Airports (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 83% (best of any major U.S. airport

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 81.7% (second best)

Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (CVG) 81.6%

Hartsfield Atlanta (ATL) 77.5%

Newark International (EWR) 70.4%

Los Angeles International (LAX) 69.7%

New York La Guardia (LGA) 69%

Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 56.6%

Denver International (DEN) 56.1%

 

On-Time Arrivals-Departures of Texas Airports (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 75.7% / 84.2%

Dallas Love Field (DAL) 83.9% / 81.8%

Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 83.2% / 81.7%

El Paso International (ELP) 73.5% / 80%

Houston Hobby (HOU) 80.4% /78.4%

Bush Intercontinental (IAH) 79.9% / 83%

San Antonio International (SAT) 76.9% / 85.2%

 

Best On-Time Records of a Sampling of Flights (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

AUS to DFW—American 94%

AUS to PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International)—Southwest 90%

AUS to IAH—Continental 89%

DFW to AUS—Delta 90%

DFW to PHX—Delta 89%

DFW to AUS—American 86%

DAL to ELP—Southwest 89%

DAL to SAT—Southwest 86%

DAL to LIT (Little Rock National)—Southwest 86%

IAH to ELP—Continental 95%

IAH to DAL—Southwest 89%

IAH to AUS—Continental 88%

HOU to ELP—Southwest 85%

HOU to AUS—Southwest 82%

SAT to DFW—American 92%

SAT to PHX—Southwest 92%

SAT to DFW—Delta 89%

ELP to IAH—Continental 93%

ELP to DFW—Delta 93%

ELP to DFW—American 92%

 

Worst On-Time Records of a Sampling of Flights (August 2000 Bureau of Transportation Statistics)

AUS to ORD (Chicago O'Hare International)—United 46%

AUS to ORD—American 64%

AUS to DAL—Southwest 79%

DFW to IAH—American 77%

DFW to ATL (Hartsfield Atlanta International)—American 78%

DFW to ATL—Delta 79%

DAL to HOU—Southwest 80%

DAL to AUS—Southwest 81%

DAL to IAH—Southwest 84%

IAH to ORD—United 46%

IAH to ORD—Continental 61%

IAH to ORD—American 63%

HOU to AUS—American 69%

HOU to IAH—Continental 78%

HOU to DAL—Southwest 77%

SAT to ELP—Southwest 76%

SAT to AUS—Delta 76%

SAT to HOU—Southwest 82%

ELP to AUS—Southwest 56%

ELP to HOU—Southwest 59%

ELP to ORD—American 71%

 

Airport 2000: Joe Nick Patoski's guide to Texas' airports.